Shakespeare explores the tragic consequences of ambition and human weakness in his masterful study of guilt, The Tragedy of Macbeth. Greed and shame struggle mightily for the souls of the protagonists as they submit to supernatural forces that press cruelly at the soft core of humanity. The play’s dark landscape, cast with threads of secret desires and murderous intent, with …
Charles Brockden Brown: First American Gothic
Brockden Brown was the first authentic American voice, exploring the uniquely gothic fears of the supernatural in early, independent America.