Gothic fiction

Medieval genealogies were written with the intention to present specific family’s or person’s origin. They illustrate the need to legitimize their hold onto power or the aim to acquire it and to prove that achieved or desired authority is legal. This paper explores their use in the political life of late medieval Serbian lands. The case in question are the ones that promote provenance of the wife of prince Lazar, Milica, as a descent of the prince Vukan, the eldest son of the first Serbian…

The Dark Knight is the story of the infamous “Batman” and his iconic rival the “Joker” in which the two fight for the power over the city. The Joker’s character is described as a “sociopathic, killing clown” because his actions and his scars have such an impact on anyone he crosses. Both roles are classified as incognito. Mysteries consume the ones who watch this film as to what is the actual story behind the scars? Or was the joker actually an unethical hero? And especially the most asked, what…

Imagine finding a stranger in your home in the middle of the night with a gun pointed at you. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Mrs. Setliffe in Jack London’s, “To Kill A Man.” This is one of London’s lesser known stories; his more popular, or famous, works include The Call of The Wild, The Sea-Wolf, To Build A Fire, and White Fang. The majority of his stories reflect his realistic point of view and they use the character’s surroundings to shape them. Jack London was born in 1876 and passed…

John Forbes Nash, Jr. once said, “In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world.” When a person is effected by mental illness, they can experience grandiosity of the self, perturbed emotions, and a dissociation with the world around them. This is heavily detailed in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Black Cat.” The story follows a nameless narrator sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, as he begins to detail the events leading to her murder. He recalls his descent…

The theme that was expressed by Nathaniel Hawthorne was Dark Romanticism. The author uses this story to convey that appearance doesn’t correlate with character. Dark Romanticism is the thought that nature is both good and evil. This is can be expressed by Dark Romanticism because Beatrice’s appearance is pretty while her character is poisoned or dark. This is expressed throughout the story because Beatrice had two sides to her a pretty side and a dark side, which was poisoned by her father. Some…

Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol left a powerful imprint on the world, eternalized as its growing list of adaptations only continues. One notable adaptation, A Christmas Carol (2009), features acclaimed actor Jim Carrey, as the famous misanthrope Scrooge. In this variation, fidelity is found in the use of animation to its full extent, to depict the characters and world with greater freedom than live-action or written word. By analyzing three scenes, and Beyond Fidelity: The Dialogics of…

"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are clearly two different personalities because of their physical, mental and moral differences. As Stevenson said in his story Dr. Jekyll is “a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness — you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm affection.” Dr. Jekyll is a scientist from London. He is also a well-known, well liked middle aged scientist as…

Thematic Research Paper Essay In Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the interaction between good and evil is demonstrated, and the uncontrollable power of evil leads to death. Dr. Jekyll is able to transform himself into Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde due to the drug he created. Mr. Hyde transforms himself into Dr. Jekyll giving Dr. Lanyon a shock causing him to face severe illness and eventually die. Dr. Jekyll is successful in separating the good and evil sides of humans by the…

Almost everyone has seen a film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and knows the basic plot of the story, but if you have read the novel, then you most likely disagree. Shelley’s book goes beyond a mad scientist and a mindless monster that are portrayed in films, as in the 2015 production Victor Frankenstein. Having an extensive imagination, and being an avid fan of reading, I opine that a book is always more fascinating than its movie counterpart, but in the case of Victor Frankenstein,…

MacBeth and Shutter Island are well written pieces of art that are very comparable to each other, both involving deception, death, regret, and an ominous feel throughout. The setting plays a big role in bring all these things into one. Thunder, lightning, hurricane, and rain all indicate that something dark and murderous was going on. These elements set the mood throughout both the play and the movie, giving the audience a certain creepy factor that keeps them hanging on til the very end.…