Writer's Techniques (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What two elements does Gothic fiction combine?
What two elements does Gothic fiction combine?
Horror and mystery
How many central Gothic characteristics does the novella demonstrate?
How many central Gothic characteristics does the novella demonstrate?
Five
What do fog and darkness symbolically represent in the novella?
What do fog and darkness symbolically represent in the novella?
Moral confusion and hidden evil
What makes Jekyll's secret especially unsettling?
What makes Jekyll's secret especially unsettling?
He actively chooses to create Hyde
What does Utterson experience that creates psychological horror?
What does Utterson experience that creates psychological horror?
Being haunted by a faceless figure
How is Jekyll's scientific work described?
How is Jekyll's scientific work described?
Mystic and the transcendental
What does 'the double' allow Gothic writers to do?
What does 'the double' allow Gothic writers to do?
Explore internal conflicts externally
How did Victorian Gothic settings differ from traditional ones?
How did Victorian Gothic settings differ from traditional ones?
Shifted to contemporary locations
What characterises Victorian Gothic villains?
What characterises Victorian Gothic villains?
Part of a respectable person
Why were Victorian Gothic changes more frightening?
Why were Victorian Gothic changes more frightening?
Made horror feel real and immediate