Gothic tropes Flashcards
1
Q
Liminal
A
Threshold and boundary - neither one or the other: point of uncertainty or fluidity
2
Q
Abhuman:
A
Something that is only partly human
3
Q
Doppelganger
A
Double or mirror image / Alter ego
4
Q
The “other”
A
Anything that is seen as different from ourselves
5
Q
Taboos
A
Cultural, moral, religious rules which are under great stress or broken.
6
Q
The grosteque
A
Odd and unnatural in shape, appearance, character
7
Q
The abject
A
Anything that was part of a person, that now isn’t, that reminds us of our mortality.
Blood, vomit, rot, bones
8
Q
Obscurity
A
Physical and mental. Fog, darkness
9
Q
Terror
A
Shock
10
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Supernatural:
A
Above nature, mysterious
