Dr Faustus Task 5

In the literary canon, Marlowe's Dr Faustus is a pre-Gothic text.

What aspects of the play do you consider to be relevant to the study of The Gothic? What dramatic impact would these features impart in performance?

Dr Faustus Task 4

Write a response to the following task:

How does Marlowe explore the Gothic themes of over-reaching ambition, sin and evil in the first Act of Dr Faustus?

Use quotation and your AO4 knowledge to support your response.

Adopt an academic essay style and aim for about 500-600 words.

 Attempt to cover all AOs (1/2/3/4)

Dr Faustus Task 3

Find images of Mephistopheles in art and from film and live performance. Post them and discuss the qualities of his character which are being expressed through the images.

Dr Faustus Task 2

Write approximately 200 words exploring the attitude of the Chorus to Faustus in the prologue of the play. be succinct and pertinent. What do we learn about this character before we meet him?

Dr Faustus Task 1

"Tis magic, magic that hath ravished me."
Dr Faustus Act1 sc1

Create a blog which outlines the key events in the life of Christopher Marlowe. Consider creating an animoto or a visual and text driven resource to explore the life and times of this great writer who may have excelled Mr William Shakespeare...had he lived!

The Gothic: What is the gothic?

The Gothic: What is the gothic?:   Gothic fiction combines elements of horror and romance to create a pleasing kind of terror. It originated in the 18th century. Conventio...

Gothic Recipe
Once you have read and assessed all the mini Gothic stories, create a 'Gothic Recipe' for the genre. In format and language choice, it should resemble a food recipe. In content, it should contain the key features  (ingredients) of Gothic writing and the method required to create a gothic tale.

Gothic Writing Task

Prepare to meet thy doom.....

You have 200 words. Neither more, nor less...
Write a mini Gothic story which includes the key elements of Gothic writing. How much can you cram in????

Use the Gothic blogs created by the group for inspiration for setting, events and characters.
Read 'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe (short story) for structure and style.
Enjoy . Mwahahahahaha!

Gothic Research List

For BLOG :Research and find something interesting about the following which illustrates ‘The Gothic’ as a genre.

·       Pugin- the Houses of Parliament

·       Walpole – Horace Walpoles’s house (virtual tour? NT)

·       The Raven : E A Poe and the new film (trailer?)/Alan Parsons project music video

·       Vlad the Impaler

·       Fuselli – paintings

·       Damien Hurst –exhibition Tate Modern

·       Punk fashion

·       Signifiers (Derrida)

·       Eastern European beliefs : the undead/evil eye. Transylvania

·       Alice Cooper/Black Sabbath music videos

·       Nosferatu (You Tube film)

·       Gothic fashion vogue (I net sites. Don’t be tempted to buy!!!)

·       Animals/birds connected to Gothic. Why?

·       Symbolism – colours etc/The sublime

·       Repression/domination

·       Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice) Film You Tube with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Any current vampire film or TV show.

·       Notre Dame cathedral

·       Mary Shelley : Frankenstein (film versions You Tube)

·       Freud/The ego/super ego and id/

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A2 Literature Students

Welcome to the Gothic

Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here........

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