🎭 Part 1: Understanding Gothic Monsters

1. Which of the following best describes the symbolic purpose of monsters in gothic literature?

To provide comic relief in dark stories

To represent human fears and anxieties

To demonstrate supernatural powers

To create simple villains for heroes to defeat

2. Gothic monsters often embody societal fears. Which themes do they commonly represent? (Select all that apply)

Scientific advancement and its dangers

Loss of humanity and moral decay

The duality of human nature

Romantic love and passion

Social class divisions

3. Madness in gothic literature typically serves to:

Show characters losing touch with reality due to guilt or trauma

Provide easy explanations for strange events

Create humorous situations

Demonstrate medical knowledge of the time

📖 Part 2: Character Analysis

4. Choose a gothic monster or character affected by madness from your reading. Name the character and text:

Character: _________________ Text: _________________________

5. What motivates this character's monstrous behaviour or descent into madness? Provide specific evidence from the text.

6. Identify and explain two language features or literary devices the author uses to portray this character's monstrosity or madness.

7. What does this character symbolically represent about human nature or society? How might readers respond to this character?

8. Compare the portrayal of monstrosity in your chosen text with modern horror. How do the fears and anxieties differ?

9. Exit Ticket: In 2-3 sentences, explain how monsters and madness function symbolically in gothic horror literature.