Young Goodman Brown and Other Hawthorne Short Stories

How does this short story relate to Dark Romanticism?

How does this short story relate to Dark Romanticism?

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The elements relating to dark romanticism in Young Goodman Brown are the atmosphere (dark, gloomy forest), and Goodman's fall in the face of temptation (loss of faith).

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It contains mystery ;suspense and/ or fear . Supernatural elements .

Setting might be a castle or a manor .

And it might be a cave or the wilderness .

Lots of emotions .

Evil of some sort is present.

Yong good man browns story and life of Hawthorne is parallel. Young good man brown like hawthorn was earlier a follower of transcendentalist approach that everybody is good. But later on the reality reveals and he realizes like hawthorn that everyone has evil inside them