There are quite a few romantic themes that emerge in the Gothic literature, from which we can underline the existence of a journey, a metamorphosis, and as expected, the theme of love.
Throughout time, we can observe that women have almost everytime been given a secondary role, in contrast to their "always in the spotlight", male counterparts.
Altogether, they respresent the virgin maiden, luscious, blameless and unadulterated. Because of unlucky happenings, the woman would often find herself alone, in settings such as a castle, a garden or her home, being accompanied by the interdependent Byronic Hero. The Byronic Hero , after Lord George Byron, is a sexually dominant outcast, what we would call nowadays a antihero. He undergoes various