Walpole vs. Reeve: The gothic novel
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In The Castle of Otranto, Horace walpole sets the norm for gothic novels to follow. He introduces such themes as the supernatural, the tragic heroine, usurpation, and a central location. Clara reeve in her novel The Old English Baron redefines walpole's definition of gothic and makes it her own. She focuses on the reason and law behind the story rather than on the supernatural and how that affects the characters. For reeve the supernatural is a means to an end, a way to entice her character to solve the mystery. For walpole the supernatural is central to the plot, and it is only through the supernatural that the true heir is unveiled. Although the novels are different in certain ways they do share stock elements in gothic novels such as; the rightful heir, a central location, the supernatural, and the villain. walpole's Theodore and reeve's Edmund, both rightful heirs, are raised as peasants.
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