Gothic Conventions Starter

 When was the first Gothic novel (The Castle of Otranto) written/published?

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

Answer explanation

The Castle of Otranto was published 257 years ago in 1764.

What would you LEAST expect to find in Gothic fiction?

• Castles

• Happy endings

• Curses

Gothic fiction has a strong feeling of FOREBODING, but what is this?

• A feeling that everything is about to change

• A feeling that something good will happen

• A feeling that something bad will happen

What would you LEAST expect to find in Gothic fiction?

• Humour

• Nightmares

• Storms

What would you LEAST expect to find in Gothic fiction?

• Dramatic language/ writing

• Monsters

• Beaches

Which story looks and sounds LEAST Gothic?

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Answer explanation

How did you guess/ could you have guessed that The Bell Jar was the correct answer?

Gothic fiction has supernatural elements, but what does supernatural mean?

• Unnatural

• To do with nature

• Natural

• Great

Which of these IS a Gothic text?

• Othello

• Frankenstein

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Answer explanation

Othello is a tragic play written by Shakespeare in 1603.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a realistic novel by the American author Mark Twain, published in 1884.

What is Gothic fiction?

• A style of fiction full of mystery, horror and gloom

• Frightening fiction written in the Victorian period

• Another term for a ghost story.

Answer explanation

Why were these answers incorrect?

- Frightening fiction written in the Victorian period

- Another word for a ghost story