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    A large portion of the population base their entire lives and existence around the ideas discovered through science, doubting the supernatural or the possibility of higher life. What about the ideas science cannot prove or attest to? Sure, the Big Bang Theory is probable with the ability to potentially explain how the universe came to be, however it does not disprove a God or much else for that matter. Moreover, many previously widely believed scientific discoveries have proven to be incorrect.…

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    been calling a demonic figure into her life, and in her case the demonic figure are presented by Arnold and Ellie, which are taking her soul to hell, However what would Ellie be playing just the evil assistant. Whatsoever, even a car symbolized a supernatural dark object since the beginning, and Arnold’s car becomes an example of all that is dark about his appearance and nature, which made Connie suspicious about this so-called person, for we later found out to be Arnold Friends gold old car and…

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    characters will be essential. Gowther and Heathcliff, in a sense, serve as the “anti-heroes” of their respective works. Comparing the supernatural upbringing of Gowther to the relatively realistic upbringing…

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    Literature is a fundamental basis for humanity. Throughout the years mankind has inhabited the Earth, recording culture, values, stories and events through the written word. Writing these stories down are their authors, many of which have become well known and world renowned for their creativity and contribution to the world’s libraries. One such author is Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a English poet and author who helped to create the romantic movement, additionally demonstrating the elements that…

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    The original German word is doppelgänger, coming from the phrase which means “double-goer”, and is “steeped in the world of the strange and supernatural.” (Mysterious Universe) Another subset, in Gothic literature, explains how doppelgängers are not two different people, but just one person, whose one dominant personality hides a darker side, which makes them their own doppelgangers. This explanation…

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    well talked about throughout the book. In this book, the word romantic does not have the same definition we are normally used to; Romantic consists of symbolism, nature, emotions, supernatural, and imagination. It has a variety of meanings. Gothic does have the same meaning but, its lead towards mysterious and supernatural. Victor Frankenstein is one of the main symbols of romantic because this character allows the word romantic to have a completely different meaning. What was considered…

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    “By the pricking of my thumbs,/ Something wicked this way comes.(4.1.44-45)” The three Weird Sisters from the play Macbeth were incarnations of evil. In the time Shakespeare lived, there was heavy interest in the supernatural. The supernatural was the way the people of the Elizabethan era explained every bad thing that happened in their lives. The sole purpose of anything not normal was to cause chaos and to bring harm. For this reason, Shakespeare may have used The Sisters for numerous aims. By…

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    Shakespeare's shortest and popular tragedy, Macbeth, explores the natural and the supernatural worlds of Scotland. One of the major theme of the play is Natural vs Supernatural. Natural is the normal, good side, on the other hand, unnatural is the bad, disordered side. The motif of unnatural has occurred several times throughout the play. The play leans more towards the supernatural, the same side that lead Macbeth to his demise. Unnatural events occur when the main characters do something evil…

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    building, and an exorcism. These are all events that went on in the “Most haunted house in England” the Borley Rectory. The Borley Rectory also is known as the most haunted house in England has had man residents all reportedly driven away by the supernatural activity. The Borley Rectory hauntings are a mystery to all who have witnessed them. The Borley Rectory is a hoax made up by the families that lived there and others, reverend Bull insisted him and his family saw a ghost of a nun that was…

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    And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie and ¨The Masque of the Red Death¨ by Poe feature several elements of Gothic literature. In And Then There Were None, Christie creates a mystery that is almost unsolvable. Most of the characters become suspects at some point in the story and the detectives can't solve the case. In contrast, Poe's ¨The Masque of the Red Death¨ there is a disease known as the Red Death, which they consider to be a murderer. Everybody knows who the murderer is. Similarly,…

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