Gothic and Fairy Tale Elements in The Lady of The House of Love

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“The Lady of the House of Love”

Gothic & Fairy Tale Conventions

Gothic Genre Conventions Fairy Tale Conventions


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“Gothic” derives from a style of medieval architecture, and Gothic fiction is often set in medieval
castles or churches

settings are often dark, gloomy and full of secret chambers, hallways and dungeons

graveyards, forests and other untamed places, are also common

sense of mystery and gloominess

Concepts of “inherited” curses or terrible family mysteries are common

Most Gothic novels contain themes of ghosts, monsters or the supernatural.

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