- CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE FULL
- CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE CRACK
- CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE WINDOWS
The window-arches flickered dramatically against the storm outside, and the portcullis squares of the grille stamped themselves on the room over and over again with their violently angled perspectives of black and white. There was no wind with it, only the cracking of thunder and the vivid white rents in the black sky.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE CRACK
“I’m not sure whether it was the flash of lightning or the almost simultaneous crack of thunder that woke me, but as I stirred in bed and opened my eyes the sound of rain seemed to obliterate all else. A whirlwind had apparently collected its force in our vicinity for there were frequent and violent alterations in the direction of the wind and the exceeding density of the clouds (which hung so low as to press upon the turrets of the house) did not prevent our perceiving the life-like velocity with which they flew careering from all points against each other, without passing away into the distance.” The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe It was, indeed, a tempestuous yet sternly beautiful night, and one wildly singular in its terror and its beauty. The impetuous fury of the entering gust nearly lifted us from our feet.
“Thus speaking, and having carefully shaded his lamp, he hurried to one of the casements, and threw it freely open to the storm. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe:
There was a violent wind, as well as thunder, and either one or the other split a tree off at the corner of the building: a huge bough fell across the roof, and knocked down a portion of the east chimney-stack, sending a clatter of stones and soot into the kitchen-fire.” Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE FULL
“About midnight, while we still sat up, the storm came rattling over the Heights in full fury.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE WINDOWS
Happily, the architect had the foresight to build it strong: the narrow windows are deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large jutting stones.” Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving the alms of the sun. ‘Wuthering’ being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather. “Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr Heathcliff’s dwelling. Here are two brief extracts from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, describing the house’s wind-swept location: Whether the house stands in the desert, like the crumbling palace of Dar Ibrahim (The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart), in the cold Rocky Mountains like the Overlook Hotel (The Shining by Stephen King), on a wave-lashed coast like Manderley (Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier), or on a windswept moor like Wuthering Heights (Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë), it gets battered by the elements, especially storms.Ĭreates a gloomy, dramatic, terrifying atmosphere in and around the house. When in danger, the protagonist can’t easily turn to neighbors for help. By placing the house some distance away from the nearest settlement, the Gothic literature author creates a sense of isolation.
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