Question

"Gothic" was a term originally applied to works that people thought to be ___. A. love stories B. ancient legends C. epic sagas D. bloody tales.

Answer 1

That would be incorrect. Gothic originally referred to love stories - a. 

Gothic dramatic works were often strongly connected to different romantic stories that all had different twists attached to them, these might have been supernatural, but not necessarily! 

Answer 2

In my opinion, the correct answer among the choices listed is option D. "Gothic" was a term originally applied to works that people thought to be bloody tales. It is a genre that combines fiction, horror and death. Hope this answers the question.