I'd say that what Twain uses to convey how ridiculous the king looked on the second night of the show is satire.
Satire is <span>the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.</span>
Cassiopeia failed to posses modesty I believe but let me check my answer<span />
A, maybe? Modern Gothic Lit. included Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, etc. Not too sure about modern gothic literature, but for most old stuff it was about the main characters being "monsters", but it mostly focused on character development, good or bad. Example: Jekyll turning from calm and collected to impulsively doing anything and everything to get rid of Hyde.
It is merely helpful if she is single. Nevertheless, a married woman supposed to be in her office which is a kitchen. The world is crazy because it is letting women to be in their wrong positions.