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Gothic Ghosts

To be successful…. Have a copy of the Wuthering Heights Chapter 3 in front of you. Gothic Ghosts. We are learning Describe how ghosts feature in a text. Explain how authors use ghosts to explore themes and ideas (AO3)

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Gothic Ghosts

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  1. To be successful… Have a copy of the Wuthering Heights Chapter 3 in front of you Gothic Ghosts

  2. We are learning Describe how ghosts feature in a text. Explain how authors use ghosts to explore themes and ideas (AO3) Explain how Gothic context helps us to interpret ghosts in greater depth (AO4)

  3. List as many features of a ghost that you can. Why do people see ghosts? What are the differences between ghosts and: • Zombies • Vampires • Werewolves What are the rational explanations for a ghost? What might Freud say about ghosts?

  4. Anne Radcliffe Mary Shelley On Ghosts Charles Dickens JH Riddell MR James Find an example of a ghost in 18th or 19th Century Literature. …and one from popular culture.

  5. Explain how authors use ghosts to explore themes and ideas (AO3) ‘fun of the shudder’ (Edith Wharton) Primitive Punitive Impulses Sadistic

  6. AO3 Ghosts Female Gothic Imagination and emotional excess Ghosts often turn out to be fakes – used to dupe heroines. AO4 Victorian Women increasingly involved in spiritualist movements.

  7. In what ways is the Cathy’s Ghost episode an example of ‘Female Gothic’? In what ways is Lockwood feminized in this extract? • For Cathy? • For Heathcliff? • For Lockwood? • For Wuthering Heights? Is your ghost a gothic ghost? How feminine is Heathcliff in this extract? Explain … • AO4For Victorian Readers? What trauma do they explore? What is the ‘trauma’ that is being explored through Cathy’s ghost? How does Cathy compare to your Ghost?

  8. Want to develop your understanding further?

  9. What is the poem about?

  10. To be successful… How does the author use language, structure and form in the poem? Have a copy of the poem in front of you ‘Belfast Confetti’ Ciaran Carson

  11. How does the author use languageand imagery in the poem?

  12. -confused ‘kept stuttering’ -trapped ‘why can’t I escape’ -personal (1st person) How could we describe the voice? The speaker could be: -an innocent resident -a victim of ‘the explosion’ -a police suspect -on their own or in a group -perhaps even a terrorist themselves Who do you think they are?

  13. How does the author use structure and form in the poem?

  14. “And / the explosion/ itself” What is / My Name?” Carson structures his poem using enjambment This reinforces the feeling that the speaker’s thoughts are breaking up. The frequent line breaks enact the ‘stuttering’ of the speaker’s voice.

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