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The theme of patriarchal dominance in the Castle of Otranto


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In Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, the female characters are predominately presented as passive and emotionally fragile, particularly in contrast to their male counterparts. ... These gendered fictional representations reflect, influence, and perpetuate patriarchal attitudes toward women.

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