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Weather

Setting

Weather is used in a number of ways and forms, some of these being:

Mist - This convention in Gothic Literature is often used to obscure objects (this can be related to the sublime) by reducing visibility or to prelude the insertion of a terrifying person or thing

Storms - These frequently accompany important events. Flashes of lightening accompany revelation; thunder and downpours prefigure the appearance of a character or the beginning of a significant event

Sunlight - represents goodness and pleasure; it also has the power to bestow these upon characters.

Setting is one of the most important aspects to a gothic novel, and more often than not, it’s in the title. Gothic literature places characters in extreme, isolated and desolate settings, which indicate symbolically the way that they are pushed to the edge of human civilisation and of their own understanding of what they hear and see. The aesthetic aspects of the settings of Gothic literature is perhaps one of the few things that make it distinct from other novels and poems of the Romance era. It is not the seen, but the unseen that grips the heart and takes hold of a person’s very being.

Mystery

What is the appeal behind mystery? People enjoy the chase, people enjoy the thrill of the unknown and other people enjoy seeing how all the clues fit together. The main reason though, is because people love the surprise element that comes with mystery. The surprise element can be a make-or-break of Gothic novels, providing either the success or the potential downfall. When Gothic novels were first introduced, readers were enthralled.

Gothic Conventions

Gothic History

Gothic genre has many different definitions, depending upon your own interpretation

Three definitions include

1. relating to the Goths or their extinct language, which belongs to the East Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. It provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language

2. of or pertaining to a style of literature characterized by a gloomy setting, mysterious, sinister, or violent events, and, in contemporary fiction, an imperilled heroine.

3.of or relating to a literary style characterized by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural, popular especially in the late 18th century. When used of modern literature, films, etc, sometimes spelt:

After the collapse of Roman Empire the Visigoths played a major role in western European affairs. During the Norwan invasion of English and their expansion in France, Norwans built towering cathedrals to assert their power and entwine their political force with religion. These towers were tall will pointing arches, stained glass and flying buttresses and were designed to control the masses. During Victorian era the gothic architecture resurfaced and was seen most famously in Houses of Parliament. The return of the Norwan style was a sign of Victorian power. Gothic lettering is traced back to medieval and is sometimes referred to as Old English

Gothic conventions can include things such as villains, self, mystery, weather, setting, melodrama and sensationalism, the supernatural and the sublime and of course, the fallen hero. Gothic villains seem to resemble the darkest parts of us and of our society, and the heroes are no better: they're just as flawed and seemingly vulnerable as the rest of us. Gothic literature has been said to serve as a kind of mirror, though dusty, dark and cracked, it mirrors our deeper fears and thoughts. Gothic texts characteristically deal with difficult to express issues and anxieties. Boundaries and limits are both established and challenged and the tensions between the scientific and the supernatural are often prominent.

Gothic Genre and conventions

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