“Do now questions based on this video Search in video 0:00 [Music] 0:03 the most well-known Gothic novels were 0:05 written in the 19th century but the idea 0:08 of the gothic already came up in the 0:10 18th century it embodies a fascination 0:13 with death and the supernatural while 0:15 also incorporating Elements which were 0:17 considered medieval such as barbarism 0:19 and Superstition in this video I'll 0:21 quickly talk you through some of the 0:23 most important characteristics of Gothic 0:25 literature to give you an idea of what 0:27 this genre is All About while suspense 0:31 let me start out by differentiating this 0:33 genre from horor in Gothic literature 0:36 there's usually an atmosphere of 0:37 suspense mystery and tension rather than 0:40 the violence and G which can often be 0:42 found in horror stories to engage 0:44 readers two setting the story is 0:48 commonly set in ruined castles or 0:50 mansions in isolated locations the 0:53 settings incorporate a lot of Darkness 0:55 whether it be scenes in the night or in 0:57 places like Dungeons and attics 1:00 three weather Gothic writers used 1:03 weather descriptions to set the scene as 1:05 well there's a lot of strong winds 1:07 thunder storms and pouring 1:09 rain four the supernatural these stories 1:13 quite often incorporate a supernatural 1:15 figure be it in the shape of a ghost a 1:17 monster or for example a resurrected 1:20 humanlike creature made out of several 1:23 corpses five aristocratic male character 1:27 there's often times a moody Rich male 1:29 character who seems to carry a burden 1:31 and or a great secret and seems 1:33 generally 1:35 misunderstood they are tormented by 1:37 their childhood or their previous 1:39 misdeeds six innocent character there's 1:43 usually an innocent character involved 1:45 sometimes in the form of a child but it 1:47 can also be a woman portraying a damel 1:49 and distress 1:50 figure seven melodrama the stories 1:54 frequently contain a lot of heightened 1:56 emotions and Amplified character traits 1:59 I hope that gave you a general idea of 2:01 what Gothic literature is all about if 2:03 you'd like to see more videos like this 2:05 one head over to my channel illustrate 2:07 it and explained 2:10 [Music] All From the series From Illustrat”