Atmoshere

Anti-hero

Damsel in distress

Omens and curses

Authors used often settings like dard forests, unnerving mountain regions, omnous climatic conidtions and threatening storms to contribute to the feeling of fear and uneasiness in Gothic novel.

More than not the protagonist is a flawed protagonist with monstrous elements popularized by this genre of writing.

Gothic works who often include a woman who suffers at the expense of a vilain. They carry feelings of sadness opperession and loneliness.

Foreshadowing a literary devince used to hint at events to come, occus in many narrative in Gothic literature. Often, tragedies are preceded by bad luck, intended to derail the lives of the main caracters.