Gothic definitions

Question 1

give a definition and example of isolation

Answer 1

. isolation is the feeling of being alone or having geographical remoteness

. for example: a character finding themselves alone in a abandoned building

Question 2

give a definition and example of transgression

Answer 2

.transgression is the act of going against a certain social or legal rule or code
.for example: talking to someone no-one else talks to

Question 3

give a definition and example of industrialization

Answer 3

.industrialization is a movement towards more factory based work and more people moving to cities
.for example: the period in the 1800’s when people began to move to cities more often

Question 4

give a definition and example of sublime

Answer 4

.sublime is a feeling one gets of awe and terror, often when faced with the extremes of nature
. for example: it could be felt when you witness a thunderstorm

Question 5

give a definition and example of romanticism

Answer 5

.romanticism is the movement of poets authors and artists in response to the industrial revolution; the romantics believed that people were out of touch with nature so they enforced the beauty of nature onto the recipient in their work

.for example:an example of romanticism could be a sample of william blakes poems

Question 6

give a definition and example of exoticism

Answer 6

. exoticism is the effect of a foreign culture or an unknown upon a person

. for example: an english person visiting spain