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Activity 2
Read, Extract from The Castle of Otranto on the next page.

Underline any ‘Gothic’ words you notice and compare the words you have chosen in pairs.

Summarise the events that happen in each paragraph in 5-10 words.

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Plenary
Do you agree that The Castle of Otranto is a Gothic novel?
Explain your answer, giving three reasons from the text.

Ladder up: Remember the typical ingredients of Gothic fiction

• an ‘ordinary’ character
• a ‘monstrous’ character
• the presence of the supernatural
• a discovery of something historic or ancient
• a frightening or ruined setting
• a romantic relationship.
Sentence starter: I agree/disagree that The Castle of Otranto is a Gothic novel because …

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