Typical Gothic Features and their Reflection in the Tragic Development of the Female Heroes in the works of Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights and Henry James The Turn of the Screw

The thesis ?Charakteristické rysy gotického románu a jejich vliv na tragický vývoj ženských hrdinek v díle Emily Brontëové Na Větrné hůrce a Henryho Jamese Utažení šroubu? is focused on heroines of these books and their fates and it analyzes elements of these books. The aim of the thesis is to specifficaly find and to analyze characteristic elements of gothic fiction in the books. The thesis is also focused on tragic development of the heroines, probable causes of their tragic fates and the connection with elements of gothic fiction. The thesis points out the essential elements of gothic fiction in these books and their connection with the tragic lives of the heroines. Even if the book by Henry James Utažení šroubu is a short story, it is not a novel, the elements of gothic fiction are also present in this book. It means that elements of gothic fiction are not only connected with novels