The Gothic Novel

A. The triumph of reason over passion
B. The rise of individual responsibility
C. The social and fiscal independence of women
D. The negative critique of Catholicism

A. Its protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression.
B. It is a Bildungsroman.
C. It explains strange phenomena.
D. The theme of imprisonment is prominent.

A. He threatens to spread his madness to women.
B. His sexuality appeals to women.
C. He protects women’s chastity and virginity.
D. He provides a way for Victorian men to blame their actions on women.

A. Her sense of morality and decorum
B. Her defiance of contemporary culture
C. Her lack of imagination
D. Her full embrace of the Gothic vision of Walpole, Beckford, and Lewis

A. Of or relating to anything Medieval
B. Of or relating to anything rude, uncivilized, or ignorant; devoid of culture and taste
C. Of or relating to the Germanic tribes that invaded and established kingdoms in Europe in the first millennium
D. Of or relating to a particular style of architecture

A. Roman Catholicism was wrongfully dismantled in England by Henry VIII in the 16th century.
B. Jews represent sympathetic literary heroes.
C. Religion is race-neutral.
D. The Spanish Inquisition and the legend of the wandering Jew confirm the superiority of England.

A. The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.
B. Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.
C. The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.
D. The monster’s grotesque body is actually made of human parts.

A. Body transformation
B. Horror
C. Terror
D. The uncanny

A. Frankenstein’s monster
B. Mary Shelley
C. Robert Walton
D. Frankenstein

A. The undead
B. The outcast
C. The cursed
D. The transgendered