Here are the notes from our lecture over dark Romantics. Take interactive notes please. =)

1. The Dark Romantics Suspense and

2. Review of Dark Romantics Fascinated with ________________. Aware of human capacity for __________. This led to stories that were dark, scary, and suspenseful.

3. Washington Irving Considered the father of American literature First American author to achieve an international reputation The father of suspenseful literature? Stories explore the consequences of sacrifices—moral beliefs, privacy, family—in order to get what they want.

6. Gothic Characteristics Grotesque or abnormal characters Bizarre situations Violent events Suspenseful elements

7. Terms to Know

8. Suspense Dramatic technique that plays off the difference in knowledge between the audience and the characters Thrives on tension build up Not equal to surprise—why not?

9. Ways to deepen suspense… Clues (symbols) Journals, diaries, notes, pictures Dreams Foreshadow future events Show characters’ deepest fears Five Senses Sound effects Imagery Weather Match or contrast characters’ moods, feelings

10. Foreshadowing Literary device in which an author suggests what will come later in the story

11. Symbolism Representation of something else through an object, person, or place.

12. Imagery Representation of a sense through language Sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch

13. Masters of American Gothic Form

14. Edgar Allan Poe Explored human psychology from the inside Used first-person narrators who were sometimes criminal or insane Extreme situations Murders Live burials Physical and mental torture Retribution from beyond the grave

15. Nathaniel Hawthorne Agreed with romantic emphasis on nature and emotion Did not see these as positive forces Examined darker facets of human soul

16. Common Characteristics Did not believe in innate goodness Explored human capacity for evil Probed inner life of characters Explored motivations Agreed with emphasis on emotion, nature, and individual Included elements of fantasy and supernatural

18. Alfred Hitchcock

19. Your examples?