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Gothic Literature Presentation

Gothic Literature Presentation. First Thing. Explain the summary of your story (1-2 minutes here friends) A visual would be good. Timeline or something for your audience to see while you explain the presentation. Second thing. Explain the Gothic elements that exist in your book.

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Gothic Literature Presentation

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  1. Gothic Literature Presentation

  2. First Thing • Explain the summary of your story (1-2 minutes here friends) • A visual would be good. Timeline or something for your audience to see while you explain the presentation

  3. Second thing • Explain the Gothic elements that exist in your book. • Use this PDF to identify which of the following exist in your book • Ideally you would have 1 of each of these three to explain • Gothic Thematic Elements or Plot • Gothic Characters • Gothic Setting

  4. Third Thing • What is a theme for your novel?

  5. Example: Summary • Montressor vows to get revenge • MontressorlursFortunato into his crypt • Montressor leads him deep into the crypt and intoxicates Fortunato • Montressor chains Fortunato up in a niche • Montressor builds a wall that imprisons Fortunato • Montressor leaves

  6. Example: Gothic Thematic Elements and Plot • Entrapment is a plot point in this short story by… • Complicated Point of View exists because…. • Revenge is a theme in this novel because…

  7. Example: Gothic Characters • The Pursued Protagonist: • Montressor is the pursued protagonist because…. • Unreliable Narrator- • Montressor is an unreliable narrator because…

  8. Example: Gothic Setting • The setting is Gothic because it is in a crypt, which is a type of cemetary. • The setting is also in an abandoned estate which is also a Gothic setting.

  9. Theme • A theme in “The Cask of Amontillado” is revenge can lead to dangerous and treacherous deeds.

  10. Web Address to Gothic Elements PDF • http://mahoneyenglish.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/8/7/12871804/elements_of_gothic_literature_ppt.pdf

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