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blsea [12.9K]
2 years ago
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Which best explains the purpose of Gothic or Dark Romantic themes in a story?

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2 answers:
Rainbow [258]2 years ago
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Answer:

B) To unsettle and frighten the reader

Explanation:

It certainly is not meant to criticize nor to celebrate nature. There's nothing in horror that is so different that it helps the reader to visualize. In fact, the idea of Dark themes are meant to make the reader unease with situations that are often unnatural.

ziro4ka [17]2 years ago
4 0

Answer: The correct answer is  B.

Explanation:

   The <em>gothic romantic novel</em> is a genre that emerged in the late 18th and early 19th century in England. The themes of this type of literature offers a combination of romanticism and horror. The plot is based on mystery and has to do with the supernatural or events that cannot be explained.

   The most common elements are: gloomy settings with haunted desolated houses or castles, medieval ruins and mazes; supernatural beings like ghosts and vampires and dark creatures, heroes, women in trouble, romance, death. decay and awful weather. These characteristics are included with one objective: frighten the reader. These novels create an atmosphere of suspense, making the reader be scared and feeling unease.

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