A* A-Level: ‘Entrapment is often an important element in Gothic writing’ Compare with ‘Dracula & TBC

A* A-Level Essay: ‘Entrapment is often an important element in Gothic writing’ Compare with ‘Dracula’ and ‘The Bloody Chamber’

Comparison essay between Angela Carter and Bram Stoker

3 fully typed pages, 1,700 words, 10 huge paragraphs

Full marks for all AOs
Written in exam conditions

This high-level essay has been well structured, concise and efficient paper
Some of the key points made:
Solid introduction going over the classic gothic trop and how it links to images of darkness, claustrophobia and mystery…
How the theme alludes to the helplessness of the victims
How confinement instills fear
How Harker is initiall physically trapped
Mental entrapment featured through Renfield
Dracula’s own limitations and dependency to be close to Carpathian soil, with links to Erl-King and The Lady of the House of Love who is trapped through vampirism
In both texts, women are depicted as victims being trapped by males and society. Link to their subversions
4 other big paragraphs with more pivotal points to the essay…