The two excerpts Castle of Otranto and “Sir Bertrand” are examples of Gothic literature. In these excerpts the main characters find themselves navigating through passages that are very different yet at the same time have overlying themes. A very obvious differences between both environments are that one takes place in a passage under a castle while the other occurs in an antique mansion. Another difference was that Isabella, in Castle of Otranto, traveled along a small confined passage while Sir Bertrand was in a huge empty mansion. Most importantly, both excerpts have a lot of the same features that most Gothic novel environments also contain. For example, both environments were both isolated or empty and any little noise heard startled the
