Features of Gothic Literature Rosalind Scourti 2016-03-06 | The origins and conventions of Gothic literature, such as castles, extreme emotions and the supernatural. Subscribe today and check out my blog at litcritvidz.wordpress.com for exclusive resources and more.Other features include confinement, doubling, the hero-villain, metonymy, poor weather, unnatural desires, violence, wild nature and women in distress. The origins and social context of the Gothic are also examined. Examples from well-known Gothic novels are included to illustrate the features discussed.
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Gothic Villains Rosalind Scourti 2021-05-26 | Gothic Villains such as Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and Heathcliff have always fascinated audiences - but why? In this video, I explore three iconic gothic characters and unpack their appeal to readers both old and new. I explore aspects such as 'bad boy behaviour', emotional and physical violence, melancholy moods as well as the remote or intimidating settings Gothic Villains are most at home in.
The Tempest - Summary Rosalind Scourti 2021-02-09 | 'The Tempest' is one of Shakespeare's last and most enigmatic plays, dusted with magic while exploring the human need for revenge and forgiveness.
Summary: A Separate Peace by John Knowles Rosalind Scourti 2021-02-04 | While WW2 rages in Europe, two school friends experience the ups and downs of adolescence.
Ace Any Essay - How to Plan Rosalind Scourti 2021-01-29 | Planning is the first and arguably most important stage of writing an essay. Watch now to see how it's done.
Prospero Character Analysis Rosalind Scourti 2021-01-20 | 'The Tempest' tracks Prospero's journey of self-discovery from a vengeful character to one seeking to forgive his enemies.Subscribe to Lit Crit today for more videos just like this one: www.youtube.com/c/litcrit.
Lit Crit Halloween Trailer Rosalind Scourti 2020-10-20 | Subscribe to Lit Crit this Hallween and get your gothic fix today! Featuring top-ranked videos on gothic literature and much, much more.Check out my blog at litcritvidz.wordpress.com for exclusive resources and more.
Top 5 Gothic Settings Rosalind Scourti 2020-10-04 | Top 5 Gothic settings, including castles, old buildings, attics and dungeons, graveyards and wild nature.From pre-gothic texts such as Shakespeare's Macbeth to more modern interpretations such as Stephen King's 'The Shining', the setting chosen for a gothic story has an integral impact on the mood and atmosphere it conjures.
Gothic Features in Frankenstein, Chapter 5 Rosalind Scourti 2020-09-10 | In Chapter 5 of Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein brings the creature to life for the first time. This famous passage features many gothic devices such as poor weather, darkness, the supernatural and more.
LIT CRIT: Expert Literary Analysis Rosalind Scourti 2020-09-03 | Learn about literature with Lit Crit and get help with homework, classwork and lesson planning if you're a teacher. Perfect for online school & remote learning.Website: litcritvidz.wordpress.comInstagram: @litcritvidzFacebook: facebook.com/LitCritVidz
You Will Know When You Get There by Allen Curnow Rosalind Scourti 2020-07-04 | An enigmatic exploration of the purpose of life, painting memorable imagery but providing no clear answers.
How To Vary Your Sentence Types Rosalind Scourti 2020-06-28 | Discover how to easily improve your writing today by following these 6 simple steps.Many writers fall into the trap of using the same sentence structures, which may cause readers to get bored and disengaged. An easy way to improve your writing is to vary your sentence types by using a variety of structures, such as the burger sentence, the de:de sentence, the adverbial phrase sentence and more. By varying your sentence types, you not only engage the reader but score higher on assignments and overall, become a better writer b challenging yourself to try different techniques.
Miranda Character Analysis -The Tempest Rosalind Scourti 2020-06-24 | Miranda may be young and naive, but displays flashes of insight that combine to create a character of some subtlety.
The Kraken by Alfred Lord Tennyson Rosalind Scourti 2020-06-21 | The Kraken: peaceful creature or terrifying sea monster? Listen to a reading of this classic poem to find out.
Why Writers Use Flashbacks Rosalind Scourti 2020-06-11 | Find out why writers use this popular device - and discover some of the potential pitfalls of taking your readers back in time.Let’s begin with a definition of what a flashback is. A flashback is a literary technique in which a writer begins a narrative in the present and at a specific moment or moments, takes his or her reader back into the past. This is a popular technique among film writers too. Flashbacks usually occur early on in the story, so that the reader knows something, but not everything, about a character or situation. However, the reader needs to feel invested in the narrative in order to care about what a flashback reveals.So, why use a flashback? A flashback allows the writer to provide essential context or background information about a character or situation. As mentioned earlier, a flashback occurs when a reader is already invested in the story, but doesn’t have the full picture.Therefore, one reason writers use flashbacks is to ‘fill in the gaps’ in a more interesting and efficient way than the usual chronological approach. For example, instead of spending pages and pages recounting a character’s childhood, a flashback to a specific moment or incident allows the writer to convey important information quickly, particularly if a character’s backstory is complicated. As a result, the reader gets to know the character a little bit better, especially if the flashback is told from the protagonist’s point of view, though this may raise questions about narrative reliability, like Gene Forrester in ASP by John Knowles, which I review on this channel.In addition, a flashback can create sympathy or even empathy for a certain character who has so far been unlikeable or difficult to relate to. For example, if we find out that a certain character had a difficult childhood, we might be more forgiving towards him or her and understand them a little bit better.Examples of novels that use this device include ASP, and if you’d like to watch my review of this novel, click the card in the top right-hand corner now. Other books that make use of flashbacks include The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, and one of my all-time favourites, Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.Some potential drawbacks of using flashbacks is that they take the reader away from the story happening right now, which may cause us to lose interest in the main plot. Moreover, if the backstory gets too complex or irrelevant, it may confuse the reader and leave us unable to distinguish between what’s happening now and what happened in the past. Lastly, too much information in a backstory can feel like an ‘info dump’, thereby breaking one of the rules of successful fiction: to show, rather than tell. Nevertheless, flashbacks are enduringly popular and do have their place if used purposefully and not at the expense of the present narrative.
Watching for Dolphins by David Constantine - Detailed Analysis Rosalind Scourti 2020-06-09 | A simple ferry ride turns into a spiritual quest for passengers returning to Athens after a summer spent in the islands.
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How to Write Effective Description - Ten Tips Rosalind Scourti 2020-06-01 | Writing effective description can be hard - but it doesn't need to be with these ten tips to try today.
Morality in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Rosalind Scourti 2020-05-31 | Can murder ever be excused? Or does Adiga portray morality as more fluid than fixed?
10 características de literatura gótica Rosalind Scourti 2020-05-25 | Desde castillos hasta fantasmas, este video explora las 10 características clave de literatura gótica.Para empezar: castillos. Desde la melancólica mansión de Macbeth hasta las torretas transilvanas del conde Drácula, un castillo, esté o no en ruinas, es un ingrediente indispensable en la literatura gótica. El encierro. Ya sea estando atrapados en una habitación secreta o encarcelados en un ático como la esposa del Sr. Rochester en Jane Eyre, los personajes retenidos contra su voluntad son tópicos frecuentes en la ficción gótica. Los dobles son otro recurso muy común en la literatura gótica. “Cumbres borrascosas” de Emily Bronte, presenta personajes con el mismo nombre, pero la duplicación puede referirse a temas e ideas recurrentes, así como a personas y lugares. Emociones extremas. De hecho, los extremos de cualquier tipo son otra característica gótica clave. Terror, rabia, pasión.; Podemos encontrar sentimientos intensos en los textos góticos. Los dicotomía héroes-villanos, llamados así por su curiosa combinación de atractivo y crueldad, a menudo infligen angustia física y emocional a la heroína. Para hacernos una idea, pensemos en la pasión de Heathcliff por Catherine en Wuthering Heights. Ningún texto gótico está completo sin un fantasma o dos, lo que hace de lo sobrenatural otro elemento clave del género. Espíritus malignos, poltergeists, brujas: todos ellos habitan en las casas de la literatura gótica. ¿Alguna vez has leído una novela gótica ambientada en verano? Seguramente no. En cambio, el mal tiempo, como tormentas, tormentas de nieve y aguaceros, son escenarios habituales en los cuentos góticos.La naturaleza salvaje es otro aspecto importante de la literatura gótica, que está llena de lugares remotos y peligrosos, desde los yermos territorios del Ártico en Frankenstein hasta los páramos azotados por el viento de Cumbres Borrascosas. Tradicionalmente, las novelas góticas presentaban a mujeres amenazadas y/o dominadas por personajes masculinos superiores, lo cual no es sorprendente, dado el machismo imperante en la era durante la cual surgió la novela gótica. Y por último, pero no por ello menos importante, ¿qué es una novela gótica sin una pizca de violencia? Los actos violentos e incluso el asesinato, son los pilares del género, junto con la tortura mental y emocional.
The Poplar Field by William Cowper Rosalind Scourti 2020-05-21 | Listen to a reading of William Cowper's poem about the destruction of a favourite poplar field and the transience of life.
Analysis of Coming by Philip Larkin Rosalind Scourti 2020-05-18 | Watch my line by line analysis of Philip Larkin's poem about the coming of spring and the power of memory.
Caliban Character Analysis Rosalind Scourti 2020-05-10 | Monster or misunderstood? Watch this character analysis of Caliban from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' to find out.Caliban is often described as a slave or monster, but as this analysis shows, this assessment is both simplistic and inaccurate. Cursed with the need to subjugate himself to a master, Caliban bounces between Prospero and Stephano, until towards the end of the play, he appears to see the error of his ways. Despite his ugly exterior, Caliban has mastered the art of Prospero's language, and some of the play's most beautiful lines belong to him, when, with remarkable eloquence, he describes the enchanting sounds of the island. As the ship departs for Italy, Caliban is left, once more, as the sole inhabitant of the mysterious island, and the audience - and perhaps Caliban himself - is left to wonder whether it was all a dream.
5 Famous Ghosts From Literature Rosalind Scourti 2020-05-04 | LitCrit presents five famous ghosts from gothic fiction in chronological order. From Banquo's ghost in Macbeth by William Shakespeare to Susan's ghost in 'The Little Stranger' by Sarah Waters, supernatural apparitions are a central element of every ghost story. Macbeth, for example, is terrified when the spirit of his best friend Banquo, recently murdered at his behest, appears at a feast, visible only to him. In Horace Walpole's 'The Castle of Otranto', the origin of gothic literature in English, the portrait of the protagonist's grandfather comes to life, along with many other supernatural occurrences. Wuthering Heights features the pitiful ghost of heroine Catherine Earnshaw, who scratches at narrator Lockwood's window on windy nights begging to be let in, while Susan Hill's 'The Woman in Black' features the evil spirit of a woman forced to witness the death of her child, whose desire for revenge drives her own murderous impulses. Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger explores the supernatural goings-on at the house of the Ayres, a once-noble family fallen on tough times, who are haunted by the ghost of Susan, a younger sister determined to take revenge on her relatives.
Top Ten Features of Gothic Literature Rosalind Scourti 2020-04-26 | Top 10 features of Gothic Literature explained, including Castles, Extreme Emotion, the Supernatural and more.Visit litcritvidz.wordpress.com/blog-2 and download this video’s transcript as a pdf!
The Buck in the Snow by Edna St. Vincent Miillay Rosalind Scourti 2020-01-12 | The Buck in the Snow by Edna St. Vincent Miillay read by Rosalind Scourti. Part of CIE's Songs of Ourselves Anthology for IGCSE English Literature.
Watching for Dolphins by David Constantine Rosalind Scourti 2020-01-11 | Watching for Dolphins or searching for spirituality? This poem is a bit of both, as this reading makes clear.
Stormcock in Elder by Ruth Pitter Rosalind Scourti 2019-03-16 | Rosalind Scourti reads 'Stormcock in Elder' by Ruth Pitter. Part of CIE's Songs of Ourselves anthology for IGCSE English Literature.
Coming by Philip Larkin Rosalind Scourti 2019-03-16 | Listen to a reading of this beautifully poignant poem heralding the arrival of spring.
Top Gothic Moments in Wuthering Heights Rosalind Scourti 2016-12-26 | We've all heard of Catherine's ghost, but what are the other gothic goings-on in 'Wuthering Heights'?The first real gothic moment occurs early on in Chapter 3, with the appearance of Catherine's ghost at Lockwood's window. Terrified, he grabs the spectre's wrist and rubs it against the window pane until bloody. Later on, after Heathcliff overhears Catherine declaring she would not marry him, he runs away, prompting Catherine to search for him on the moors in the middle of a heavy storm. More gothic emotion is stirred up when Catherine falls ill, brought to physical and emotional exhaustion by Heathcliff's surprise return and her pregnancy. Tragically, Catherine dies during childbirth and a distraught Heathcliff is left to face life without his beloved. At her graveside, he asks the sexton to remove the lid of her coffin, an oblique reference (perhaps) to necrophilia, though this is never made explicit by Bronte. Following Heathcliff's own death, a local boy claims to have seen the ghostly lovers roaming the moors, a sighting that marries various elements of the gothic, such as the wild setting of the moors, the supernatural and the fear that this report gives rise to in Lockwood, visiting the region after a year away.
Structure in The White Tiger Rosalind Scourti 2016-12-19 | Rosalind discusses the narrative structure of The White Tiger and examines some reasons that Adiga uses it.Unlike most novels, The White Tiger begins in the present - Balram, the protagonist, is a Bangalore-based business and is writing to the Chinese Premier, Mr. Jiabao, to offer him advice about encouraging entrepreneurship in his own country, China.In the first chapter and throughout the rest of the novel, Balram bounces back to the past to fill the reader in on his childhood in Laxmangarh and later on, as a driver in Delhi for Mr. Ashok, the master he brutally kills.This technique may be used for several reasons. First, most of the exciting and important events have occured in Balram's past: his present seems quite settled. Second, in order for the reader to fully appreciate the scope and scale of Balram's success, we need to learn about the key experiences that shaped him and his outlook. It also allows Adiga to give us details about places and people that do not feature in the present, such as Delhi or Kusm, Balram´s grandmother. This is in turn gives Adiga the opportunity to explore themes such as globalisation or the role of the Indian family in society.
Duality in The White Tiger Rosalind Scourti 2016-12-15 | We’ve already considered corruption and identity in previous videos, so what is duality and what role does it play in the novel?Let’s start with definitions. Duality refers to the idea that something can possess two aspects or sides that while different, do not necessarily contradict each other. The clearest example of duality can be seen in Balram’s depiction of two Indias, the Light and the Dark. The light side of India refers to the developed, urbanized coast while the Darkness is used to talk about the impoverished rural areas further inland such as Laxmangarh, Balram’s village. The divide is both literal and figurative: a lack of investment keeps village without electricity, and the lack of education means its residents often demonstrate unenlightened views, including own Balram’s own superstitions. Conversely, the Light parts of India benefit from more developed infrastructure that quite literally illuminates them, and its citizens tend to be more open-minded or at very least, more exposed to new ways of thinking and being.This device allows Adiga to highlight the social inequalities in India as well as present Balram’s view of the world around him to us, the readers. Within these two Indias, there are many aspects of life that possess two aspects. For example, there are exclusive malls for the wealthy and shabby street markets for the poor; expensive prostitutes with real blonde hair versus cheap bottle blondes for the likes of Balram; luxury apartments as opposed to the squalid, cockroach-ridden rooms of servants and private versus public hospitals: the list goes on.Although Balram is a multi-faceted character rather than one with only two aspects, nevertheless one of the central questions revolves around two different ways of looking at the single act that comes to define him: the murder of Mr. Ashok. The reader can condemn Balram as an immoral, cruel killer or exonerate him as an ambitious man who takes the only way out available to him. Right and wrong, Adiga seems to suggest, cannot be neatly separated and in some ways, are two different sides of the same coin: morality, which we will explore in the next video.To conclude, duality or the idea that something can possess two aspects is a major theme of the novel. It obliges the reader to reconsider comfortable assumptions about India, morality and human nature amongst others. In addition, it works to highlight the complexity of the changing India depicted in the novel and suggests that in times of flux, traditional binaries or ways of thinking must be rethought, revised or discarded altogether.Thank you for watching this video exploring the theme of duality in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. If you found it useful, please consider subscribing to EnglishExpertz now to be the first to know of new videos and uploads. Remember, next week we’ll look at the theme of morality in the novel.
Last lines of Wuthering Heights Rosalind Scourti 2016-12-11 | Last lines of Wuthering Heights. Concludes story of Catherine and Heathcliff as well as Edward Linton. Contains moral messages such as warning against excess emotion, since all three protagonists are dead. Time is shown to catch up with everyone in the end and death, though sad, may be seen as a blessing in some circumstances given tranquility of the graves. Last words are given to Lockwood who describes with lyricism the scene of harebells on the heath. Nature is depicted as a benevolent and serene force that brings peace to souls who were so troubled while alive.
Wuthering Heights Gothic Elements Rosalind Scourti 2016-12-11 | What are the key gothic elements in 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte? Watch now to find out.Wuthering Heights, with its wild, windswept moors and gloomy houses exemplifies the gothic setting. Next is extreme emotion in the novel, such as passion, fear, love and revenge. We also consider Heathcliff as the archetypal gothic hero-villain and how this differs from traditional Romantic heroes. Supernatural elements such as ghosts, imps, goblins and devils are also considered along with the theme of confinement and imprisonment, typical gothic elements. Unnatural desires is examined, including the arguably incestuous relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine and Heathcliff's implied necrophilia. Lastly we explore the social context of the times, including the roles and restrictions of women, the French Revolution, alcoholism and the poor's lack of education and opportunities during this period.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2NJFqUb
Identity in The White Tiger Rosalind Scourti 2016-12-08 | Rosalind Scourti discusses the theme of identity in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.
Rosalind Talks Epistolary Rosalind Scourti 2016-11-29 | Rosalind discusses the features of the epistolary novel and how it can influence the reader.
Why writers use the epistolary novel Rosalind Scourti 2016-11-28 | A quick look at why authors use the epistolary novel and how it influences the reader.
Form in The White Tiger Rosalind Scourti 2016-11-21 | Explanation of epistolary novel and how it is used in Aravind Adiga's novel 'The White Tiger'.
Corruption in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Rosalind Scourti 2016-11-19 | Explores key theme of corruption and how it is demonstrated in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga..
Emily Bronte: Short Biography Rosalind Scourti 2016-03-06 | Short presentation on the key dates and events in the life of Emily Bronte, whose only novel 'Wuthering Heights' is a classic of the Gothic genre. Featuring a wild, windswept landscape, a quintessential hero-villain in the form of Heathcliff and a famously unhappy ghost, Wuthering Heights has captured readers' imaginations since its publication.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2NJFqUb
