I shall put up some section A ones as soon as I have worked them out... but here is a copy of the sample questions. I'm happy to mark answers, but do please be aware that first priority in my marking folder goes to those students who turn up to lessons on a regular basis--and if you are at the bottom of the folder it might be a long time before your work becomes a priority. Those who are in lessons have nothing to fear--I'll try and get you back work within a lesson or so.
By the way, those of you who thought I was being tough on you asking you to memorise 10 lines of Paradise Lost should take inspiration from John Basinger. This retired teacher from Connecticut, can recite the whole epic poem - all 12 books, by heart. It takes 24 hours from first to last words. Researchers in the journal Memory report that Basinger took up the challenge in 1993 as he turned 60, memorizing an hour a day at the gym.
1. “Gothic texts present good and evil in ways that sometimes seem ambiguous” Discuss this view in relation to any three of the texts that you have been studying
2. “Gothic literature is concerned with portraying complex states of mind in its protagonists” Discuss how far you have found this to be the case in any three of the texts you have studied.
3. Discuss the presentation of evil or wickedness in any three of the texts that you have studied.
4. “Gothic texts rely on sharp contrasts and oppositions” Discuss this view in relation to any three of the texts that you have been studying
5. “Gothic texts often seem to deal with the melodramatic, the extreme, the exaggerated”. Discuss this view in relation to any three of the texts that you have been studying
6. “Gothic texts often rely on powerful imagery to create dramatic effects” Discuss how far you have found this to be the case in any three of the texts you have studied.
7. “Understanding the symbolic realm is key to an understanding of the Gothic; objects or characters in Gothic literature almost always represent something more than they might at first appear” Discuss how far you have found this to be the case in any three of the texts you have studied.
8. Discuss how authors create sympathy for characters that do evil things in any three of the texts that you have studied.
9. “Gothic texts often present a powerful opposition between dominance and submission” Discuss how far you have found this to be the case in any three of the texts you have studied.
10. Explore the presentation of victims in any three of the texts that you have studied.
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