Key Issue 8: Melodrama and Realism (Peter, Robert and Davit)

 Before we define what melodrama and realism are together let us understand their individual

concepts. Gothic melodrama has its origins in literature. It is a hybrid of melodrama and drama. Stories

usually revolve around a damsel in distress and strong man, and take place in a grand setting, often

containing some element of supernatural. While on the other hand, gothic realism is a blend of realism

and fantasy which means that the characters are developped as true to what they would be in the real

world while they are placed in situations that are completely unreal.

A key feature in gothic literature is it's use of overpowering drama, unstable emotions, a sense of

uneasyness, and unpressedented emotions. It makes our inner ethical and rational thinking collide by

creating a problem that is multi dimensional and can't be fixed using right or wrong. Gothic drama

creates an internal chaos and confusion of our emotions which incites us to continue reding to find an

answer to all this disorder. Gothic literature creates these feelings using excessively exagerated dramas,

a perfect example would be Dracula.This almost invincible monster posing as a huge threat for everyone

is ecessively overpowering putting us in a state of anxiety whether our heroes will be able to defeat him

or is this doomed for failure.


The Overpowering feeling can come in different kinds.The most important one in gothic drama would be

the sense of overwhelming vulnarability. The impression it gives us is one of putting a towel in an ocean.

This feeling of being unable to change the fates of the characters that we are following is also the thing

that keeps us at the edge of our seats .


Drama ( meloman music ) not good ( execively dramatic) good dracula

overpowering feeling

It makes us feel unstable, uneasy and unpressedented emotions, which make ethics and logic confide

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