The Signalman, An Arrest and Napoleon and The Spectre. In this essay

The Signalman, An Arrest and nap and The Spectre. In this essay I am going to compare and contrast them. All three of these stories use mediaeval techniques however they have a varietyCompare and Contrast Three 19th Century Short StoriesThe first Gothic novel was written in 1764 by Horace Walpole. Thenovel was called The Castle of Ortranto. He created the criteriathat all gothic writers use today. Gothic literature uses anatmosphere of mystery, shock and suspense to intrigue the reader oraudience. The gothic vocabulary consists of words that create anatmosphere of mystery, hate, tension, fear, sorrow and terror. Gothicnovels usually are set in a house or property with a large amount ofgothic architecture. Gothic literature has a common involvement withthe supernatural. In most gothic stories there is a spectre, spot orvision that is out of the ordinary. Gothic stories also often containa mysterious ending.During the gothic phase many authors took to writing in this style.Authors such(prenominal) as Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyleand Edgar Allen Poe all adopted the gothic style and wrote their ownstories.Gothic architecture is also included many times to provoke anatmosphere of terror. The gothic style buildings had large arches andgargoyles that looked down from the ceiling, these things gave theimage of darkness.The three stories that I have read are The Signalman, An Arrest andNapoleon and The Spectre. In this essay I am going to compare andcontrast them. All three of these stories use gothic techniqueshowever they have a variety of differences as well as similarities.Napoleon and The Spectre, written by Bronte and The Signalmanwritten by Dic... ... his wife which acts as a deterrent to them developingtheir matrimonial relationship. The background information about theancestral halls at which they are staying gives the reader the sensethat there is something strange about the house. The woman feelsinexplicable draughts and John dism isses it and shuts, the window.This implies a ghostliness and again call upon the subject area of thesupernatural. This contrasts with the signalman and napoleon andthe spectre because the ghosts in those two stories are physicallydescribed, whereas here it is only suggested. As days go on the womanbecomes obsessed with the yellowness wallpaper in the corner of herroom. The wallpaper was repellent, almost revolting asmoulderingsulphur tint in others.The wallpaper seems to have a exponent of its own drawing the woman intoan unhealthy hobby of following it.