Question

Which sentences establish a gothic setting? Check all that apply. The single bare bulb flickered overhead, casting shadows on the castle wall. The desks were arranged in orderly rows, and soothing music filled the room. The cozy cabin contained quilted bunk beds and a game table for checkers. The cracked plaster walls displayed dusty portraits draped in cobwebs. The dim attic contained trunks of long-forgotten trinkets and treasures.

Answer 1

Gothic novels are characterized by an atmosphere of mystery, suspense in an extreme and isolated setting.  The Gothic novels combined fiction with horror, death and at times romance too.

The sentences that establish a Gothic setting are

1) The single bare bulb flickered overhead, casting shadows on the castle wall.

2) The cracked plaster walls displayed dusty portraits draped in cobwebs.