"What could it mean?" In more watered down modern examples, this may amount to merely a legend: "It's said that the ghost of old man Krebs still wanders these halls."Ĥ. The prophecy is usually obscure, partial, or confusing. An ancient prophecy is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). (Again, in modern filmmaking, the inexplicable events are often murders.)ģ. Elements 3, 4, and 5 below contribute to this atmosphere. Often the plot itself is built around a mystery, such as unknown parentage, a disappearance, or some other inexplicable event. The work is pervaded by a threatening feeling, a fear enhanced by the unknown. (Translated into modern filmmaking, the setting might be in an old house or mansion-or even a new house-where unusual camera angles, sustained close ups during movement, and darkness or shadows create the same sense of claustrophobia and entrapment.)Ģ. The castle may be near or connected to caves, which lend their own haunting flavor with their branchings, claustrophobia, and mystery. The castle often contains secret passages, trap doors, secret rooms, dark or hidden staircases, and possibly ruined sections. The action takes place in and around an old castle, sometimes seemingly abandoned, sometimes occupied. One of the lovers (or even both) can have more than one person vying for affection.ġ. The young woman becomes a target of some evil man's desires and schemes.ħ. Illicit love or lust threatens the virtuous one. Or, an explanation may be given (by the person opposing the lovers' being together) that later turns out to be false.Ħ. One of the lovers is banished, arrested, forced to flee, locked in a dungeon, or sometimes, disappears without explanation. Some obstacle arises and separates the lovers, geographically or in some other way. Most often, the father of the woman disapproves of the man she loves.ĥ.
Tension between true love and father's control, disapproval, or choice. Someone loves in vain (at least temporarily). What is the beloved thinking? Is the lover's love returned or not?ģ. Many times this love is the first the character has felt with this overwhelming power.Ģ. Heart stirring, often sudden, emotions create a life or death commitment. "Elements of the Gothic Novel." Virtual Salt. Elements of Romance (Source Robert Harris.
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