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Starter Activity

October16,2014

Character flaw

Unable to control himself,

or master his desires

Readthetwoextractsfromthe
summariesoftheseGothicnovels.

Whatdoyouconsidertobethe
keyfeaturesofaGothicvillain?

Neither pure good or

pure evil

Egotistical

GOTHIC VILLAIN
Pickthreekeyfeaturesandshare
thesewithsomeoneelseinthe
room.

Howsimilar/differentarethey?

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Exam style question to consider:

'Mad, bad and dangerous'

How accurate is this as a description
of the gothic villains in the texts you
have studied?
WewillbeconsideringNorthangerAbbeyinrelationtothisquestion.

Unable to control
passions

Key Question:
Is the General
a Gothic villain?

Complex Character

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Wewillbefocussingfirstonchapters22,23
and24.
Inpairsrecapon
theeventsof
thesechapters

Whatideasdoyouhave?Whatconcernsdoesthisquestionraise?

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You should have said something like this...

22
23

Catherinediscoversthatthenotesofthenightbeforearelaundrybills
Henryleavestovisithisparsonage
TheGeneralofferstoshowCatherinethegardenbutdoesnottakeherdownagloomypath
Eleanortakesherdownthispathandsaysthiswashermother'sfavourite
CatherinebeginstosuspectsomefamilymysteryandconvincesherselftheGeneralwasa
cruelhusband.
CatherinebelievestheGeneralisguiltyofvillainousbehaviourtowardshiswife.
SheevensuspectsMrsTilneymaybealiveandshutupinaroom.
ShedecidestokeepwatchaftereveryonehasgonetobedincaseshecatchestheGeneral
makingavisitortohisprisoner.
Shefallsasleep.

24

NextmorningatchurchCatherineseesthememorialtoMrsTilney;shecontinuestospeculate
aboutwhathappenedtoher.
BeforeEleanorisabouttoshowhermother'sbedroom,theGeneralcallsherawaytomeet
somevisitors
Catherinegoesinaloneandisdisappointedtofindnothingbutabright,modernroom
HenryreturnsandCatherinetellshimsomeofhersuspicions
HeisshockedandCatherinerunstoherroomembarrassed.

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Lookatthefollowingextracts.
1.lastparagraphof163toendofchapter22
2.'thegallery'170172'bodingnothinggood',chapter23
3.'butneitherthebusinessalleged'172toendofchapter,chapter23
startofchapter24,174176endofpage
4.'inthecourseofthismorning'177179'howcameyouupthis
staircase',chapter24

Whatdoyounoticeaboutthelanguagethatis
used?
WhatevidencedoesCatherinehavethatthe
Generalhasdoneanythingtohiswife?
WhatisAusten'spurposehere?

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Plenary

NowlookattheHenry'scommentsto
Catherineattheendofchapter24.

'Mad, bad and dangerous'

How accurate is this as a description
of the gothic villains in the texts you
have studied?

Lookatthelanguageused.

DiscusshowAustenhasusedHenryheretoteachCatherine.

Whatlessonsisheteachingher?

WhatisAusten'spurposeandhowdoesthislinktothe
Gothic?

Canyoucomeupwithasentencetodescribehowthisrelatesto
NorthangerAbbey?
We will come back to this
question in a later lesson!

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Homework
RereadIsabella'sletterinchapter27.
ConsiderthedevicesAustenhasused
torevealdetailsaboutIsabella
throughthelanguage.

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Chapters25,26,27and28.

Sowhathappensineachchapter?

AletterarrivesfromJamessayingthe
engagementwithIsabellahasbeenbroken
offandthatCaptainTilneywasinvolved

Catherineis
humiliated.

Catherinereceivesaletterwhohas
beendiscardedbyCaptainTilney.

Eleanor,horrifiedbuthelpless,
providesherwithmoney.

TheGeneralgoesto
London
TheGeneralmakesitclearthatheexpects
CatherinetobemistressofWoodstoneand
thereforeHenry'swife.
Catherineunderstandsshehas
beendeludedinherreading.
PlansaremadetodinewithHenryatWoodstone.
TheGeneralordersCatherineto
CatherineprefersWoodstonetothegranderAbbey
leaveNorthangerthenext
morning.
IsabellaattemptstopersuadeCatherinetointervenewithJames.

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Group Work
Starter Activity

Key Question:
Is the General
a Gothic villain?

ASK FOR A
CONTEXT
HELP SHEET

Discusstheeventsofchapter28.
WhatdoestheGeneraldo?

Lookatchapter28,focussing
particularlyonP.206,
considerhowAustenuseslanguage
tobuildGothictension.

HowisthisconveyedtoCatherine?
Whyiswhathappenstohersoverybad?
WhatdoesthisrevealabouttheGeneral?
Canyoufindkeyquotationswhichreflect:
Catherine'sfeelings
Eleanor'sfeelings

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Group Work

Move yourself around so you are sitting

with different people.

Key Question:
Is the General
a Gothic villain?

Share your findings.

Consider how Austen is using the Gothic

here.

Plenary
'Mad, bad and dangerous'
How accurate is this as a description
of the gothic villains in the texts you
have studied?
ConsiderthisquestioninrelationtotheGeneral.
Howdoyoufeelabouthimnow?

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Homework

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Starter Activity
What would you
include?

'Mad, bad and dangerous'

How accurate is this as a description of the
gothic villains in the texts you have studied?
Writea500wordessayconsideringthisquestionin
relationtotheGeneral.

PLUS

Isabella

Catherine

ConsideringwhatweknowabouttheGothic,share
withyourgrouphowyoufeelthesecharactersfitinto
Gothicconventions?

Please make sure you have read to the end of the book!

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'The visions of romance were over'

Thislesson,ingroups,youneedtoconsider:

whatthetwocharactershavelearnt
theauthor'smessage
howthiscouldrelatetotheGothicgenre

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Considerthefirsttwopagesofchapter25:
lookatthelanguageusedandthinkwhatit
revealsaboutCatherine

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'Charming as were all Mrs Radcliffe's works,..........it was not in

them perhaps that human nature..............was to be looked for.'

WhatdoesthisshowaboutCatherine?
Whatcommentcouldtheauthorbe
making?

Discuss
HasCatherinelearntalessonforherself?
Who says this and
when?

'Shall I tell you what you ought to say?'

Howdoesthisquotationchange
youropinion?

OR

HasshelearnttosaywhatHenrythinks?
Make sure you
have evidence to
support your
opinion

Canyouconsiderthetwodifferentpointsofview?

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ISABELLA

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Which chapter?

Plenary
Whatnewideashaveyou
consideredtoday?

Whatwillyouexplore
further?

RereadtheletterfromIsabellatoCatherine.

WhatdoesthisrevealaboutIsabella?

WhatdoesCatherinelearnfromIsabellaandherbehaviour?

WhatmightAustenbesayingaboutthenarrativeofromancesandgothic
fantasy?

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