• Gothic horror has been described as "delightful horror". Focusing on chapter five of "Frankenstein", how has Shelley used the gothic genre to explore deeper issues?

     

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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Gothic horror has been described as "delightful horror". Focusing on chapter fiv', 1.
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Mary Shelley was brought up in radical surroundings. Throughout her life she was dominated by writers and poets. She had a very intellectual and opinionated family; her mother was a campaigner for women's equal rights and her father was a political free thinker.
Chapter 5 reveals that Mary Shelley has overturned the usual gothic conventions. She uses violent thunder storms to create an eerie, tense and ghostly atmosphere. The storm in chapter 5 is undramatic, it lacks violence and power which is completely different from the usual convention of a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms…

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