The Gothic (oal d'anglais)

The Gothic

The gothic movement appear in the United Kingdom during the 18^th century at the time of the Victorian era. The starting point was the emergence of an aesthetic value assigned to the remains of medieval architecture, with its evocation of feeling serious, dark, disturbing and mysterious. Appears highly of ruined fortresses, castles abandoned, old prisons, old monasteries, dark cathedrals and secret doors. The appeal of the Gothic takes the thrills it provides. It is a pleasure when the threat becomes voluptuous and the terror captivating. The theme of double personality is also recurrent. In fact, we can question us to know what are the main features of a Gothic novel? And what it produces on the reader? To begin with, we will discover different extracts: first, I will to present you an extract of the novel Frankenstein and so, follow the way to the creation of a monster; secondly, we will discover the theme of double personality through The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide and finally I will present you a personal document which illustrate this movement.