Last time, we have filled in a grid about the major real and fictional characters who have been fundamental in the creation of the gothic movement.
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| PERIODS | LITERATURE / FICTIO | HISTORY |
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– As old as mankind = humanity
– The 15th century
– The 17th century
– 1815
– 1897
– The 19th century = the Victorian era (= the reign of Queen Victoria in England)
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The idea that the dead rise from their grave (= their tomb) to suck the blood of the living
Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, aged 19.
Dracula, written by Bram Stoker
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Vlad IV Dracula (the Dragon), prince of Walachia in Romania = a cruel despot known as the impaler + he burnt down all the beggars and tramps (= the poor) of his realm.
Countess Elizabeth Bathory who lived in Transylvania and took bath in the blood of young virgins to stop the process of aging – the girls were poor peasants ( =farmers)- she was arrested but not executed because she was rich and powerful.
Lord Byron, an English poet and Percey Shelly and his wife, Mary Shelley, a writer
Queen Victoria in England |