The correct answer is A. A criminal
Explanation:
Gothic is a sub-genre of literature that focuses on combining fiction with other dark elements such as horror, death, and suspense. Because of this, it is common gothic stories take place in settings such as haunted castles or dark passages in which supernatural events take place. Additionally, this genre includes characters who are evil or supernatural and related to the concepts of death for example vampires, madmen, ghosts or criminals that inspire feelings of horror in the reader. Also, characters can include human heroes that struggle against evil characters. Considering this a typical example of a gothic character is "a criminal" as this character is linked to the concepts of evil and even death that are the main focus in the gothic genre.
