Gothic Characteristics in Markheim
1. For 3 of the 8 bullets find a quote from the story that supports the characteristic of a gothic story.
Cite all quotes in MLA citation and explain why the quote fits the bulleted characteristic.
 Medieval or medieval type setting
 Gloomy and very strong architecture
 Woman (or other culturally disempowered person) in distress needing to be rescued
 Bad, nasty, evil, controlling, dominating, lustful, villain, who has the power to demand that one or
more of the female characters do something intolerable. The woman may be commanded to
marry someone she does not love, or commit a crime.
 Apparently supernatural events that are not explained later by science
 Omens, portents, visions, often the story is based on a prophecy
 Evokes terror through depiction of physical and more often psychological violence
 Explores nightmares under the surface of the “civilized mind and/or normal psychological states
Gothic Characteristics in Markheim
1. For 3 of the 8 bullets find a quote from the story that supports the characteristic of a gothic story.
Cite all quotes in MLA citation and explain why the quote fits the bulleted characteristic.
 Medieval or medieval type setting
 Gloomy and very strong architecture
 Woman (or other culturally disempowered person) in distress needing to be rescued
 Bad, nasty, evil, controlling, dominating, lustful, villain, who has the power to demand that one or
more of the female characters do something intolerable. The woman may be commanded to
marry someone she does not love, or commit a crime.
 Apparently supernatural events that are not explained later by science
 Omens, portents, visions, often the story is based on a prophecy
 Evokes terror through depiction of physical and more often psychological violence
 Explores nightmares under the surface of the “civilized mind and/or normal psychological states