Embodied Ideology Walpole's Expression Through Characters in Castle of Otranto

Specific ideology: Walpole describes the Gothic of the 18th century as a form of confusion and inconsistency due to the expression of letters, with contradiction and uncertainty about its own purpose and meaning. (Kilgour 5) is perfectly suitable for Otranto - especially from the perspective of family and gender ideology. Valdine Clemens taught cultural conditions when Otranto was published. It is very repressive for women. (31) Women are vulnerable, disarmed and can not manage most of their lives.

Gothic novel is a novel created by Horas Walpole 's "Otranto Castle: Gothic Story" (1764). After the example of Walpole, the authors of these novels drew a story in the Middle Ages. Often underground cities, underground tunnels of ghostly castles were adorned, and evoked fear through mysteries and various fears. Later on, the term "Gothic" was extended to a novel that did not appear in the Middle Ages but filled with a dark and horrible atmosphere. The extended meaning of the word "Goth" also applies to Mary Sherry's Frankenstein, Emily Bronte's Ushering Heights, and Charlotte Bronte's sister Jane Air. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's horrible fantasy - "Yellow Wallpapers" - also uses nightmare emotions, violence, and incredible fears common in Gothic works

Otranto Castle published by Walpole in December 1764 is widely regarded as the first Gothic novel. The novel draws not only heroes but also the romance of legend and folklore, incorporating some uncertain medieval history. In this novel, Walpole enacted almost all treaties in Gothic literature. These include the Gothic style castle. And it is very realistic and can almost be a letter. He also used dark weather, a jerky chain, a midnight bell and underground passage. The story is very strange: Prince Ole Altmann Fred has a son Conrad. On the eve of Conrad's wonderful Isabella marriage, a huge antique helmet fell to Conrad and crushed him. Manfred picked up his wife and decided to continue Isabella as his wife to continue his route. This is not what Isabella wants, so it starts chasing after imprisonment. It is impossible to overestimate the influence of this novel on the gothic composition process.

Otranto Castle (1764) is the first supernatural British novel, one of the most influential works of Gothic novels. It has always pioneered a literary genre associated with the influence of Walpole. The novel tells the translation of the darkest mysterious Italian story of medieval Emperor Manfred. And the fear of that ancient prophecy destroyed him. After his grotesque death on his only son, Conrad, on the day of wedding, Manfred decided to marry a future bride. Virgin Isabella ran away from a castle full of secret passages. A cold coincidence, an eerie visit, a mysterious revelation, and a fierce battle are mixed, chilling and fearing