A common Gothic convention is an obsession with the past. Analyze how this convention is found in Robert Browning’s poems “Porphyria’s Lover,” “The Laboratory,” and “My Last Duchess”; and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Gothic drama The Cenci. Why does Gothic literature focus on the past? What effect does this have? Provide textual evidence for your response.

Alibrary has hired you to install a sculpture in one of its spaces. describe the type of sculpture you would install in this space. be sure to include a visual description, the medium and, techniques used in creating the work, and its subject matter. identify at least two elements of art and two principles of design that you have considered in choosing this piece for this specific space.