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Ancestral Curse |
Evil, misfortune or harm that comes as consequence of past ancestors misdeeds or deeds. (De F from Changeling= from a family of gentlemans but not a gentleman himself) |
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Anti-Catholicism |
Prostestant gothic literatures feature catholicism to be greedy corruption, horrid repression with mysterious persecution, superstitions that prevents authority (or the upper class or master) being scrutinized for their wrong doings (Changeling, Macbeth; the upper class men were given the freedom and authority of doing whatever they pleased, Can be used to identify Marquis?) |
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Body-snatching (WHAT A WEIRD THING, WHAT?) |
It's literally stealing corpses out of graves for purposes like medical experiments and commercial use (popular during the 'peak' fashion of gothic between 17th and 18th century) |
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Cemetry |
graveyards with graves and tombstones and sometimes percieved as a labyrinth (having entrapping quality) |
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Claustrophobia |
dread of being confined in a small and close narrow space, physical imprisonment/ claustrophobia, or being entrapped in their own destiny/ demise. (Changeling: Isabella imprisoned in the madhouse, Beatrice entrapped by De Flores; Macbeth: Macbeth entrapped by guilt and psychological dissolution, Lady MAcbeth: unable to forget the guilt, Bloody Chamber, Erl King, Beast from Mr Lyon trapped in his own body) |
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Gothic Counterfeit |
A playful fakery of authencity. An original story being edited to the editors relief |
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Devil |
incarnate of all evil and is the ruler of all things demonic. Opposition to god and a major part of Christianity and many other religions, also called Satan creating the impulses to do bad things. (Macbeth: Witches, Lady Macbeth, Ghosts at an extent) |
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Dopple ganger |
ghostly counterpart of a living person. A like but different at the same time. (Changeling: Tomazo when he smells the blood of Alonzo on him), could be a double or an alter ego or even a hallucination |
