1. The Gothic Macbeth http://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/blood-will-have-blood-gothic-macbeth/1542331.aspx

2. What is “gothic” literature? Fiction that combines horror and romance elements….an appreciation of the joys of extreme emotion, the thrills of fearfulness and awe inherit in the sublime, and a quest for atmosphere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_literature Use of primitive, medieval, or mysterious elements. Often features dark and gloomy places and horrifying, supernatural events. www.studyguide.org/literary_terms_eng_11.htm Characterized by a gloomy setting, grotesque, mysterious, or violent events, and an atmosphere of degeneration and decay.dictionary.reference.com/browse/Gothic Gothic literature wasn't so different from other genres in form as it was in content and its focus on the "weird" aspects of life.Jerry Taylor, Student, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

3. Is Macbeth gothic? Yes… Medieval setting Dark and gloomy setting Supernatural figures and events Focuses on the darkness of men’s hearts, and other dark and bloody subjects Degeneration into chaos and No. Written long before “gothic” was a common term Is a fairly straight-forward tale, without usual sensational gothic elements (think of first wives locked away in attics, incestuous sibling relationships, etc.)

4. Why did Shakespeare “go goth?” James I (a real trendsetter in 1600s England) believed in dark magic and the supernatural Many in his audience would have also believed in these things, and certainly all of them would have been entertained by them

5. Who else is known for gothic lit? Mary Shelley Frankenstein Nathaniel Hawthorne e.g. Young Goodman Brown Edgar Allan Poe e.g. The Tell-Tale Heart Emily BrontëWuthering Heights Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre W. W. Jacobs The Monkey’s Paw Bram Stoker Dracula Diane SetterfieldThe Thirteenth Tale