1. What period in history is referred to when something is labeled as “Gothic”? 2.Why was the term “Gothic” once considered to be an insult? (Hint—the answer has something to do with the people the word was named after and how they had behaved.)
3.What is Gothic literature designed to do?
4.What are at least two common mental disorders one might find in Gothic stories?
5.How are terror and horror different from one another, and how are they related to one another in Gothic literature?

beowulf sets out on his journey for daneland. -- 1

hrothgar welcomes beowulf. -- 2

beowulf waits for grendel to attack heorot. -- 3

beowulf succeeds in defeating grendel by tearing off his arm. -- 4

beowulf fights with grendel’s mother. -- 5

beowulf sets out for his fight with the dragon. -- 6

beowulf sets out for his geatish homeland. -- 7

answer: the essay describes the experience of the english narrator, possibly orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in burma.

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