"And now for the haunted chamber," said the Irish captain, taking his candle. "Aye, who's to be the hero of the night?" said the gentleman with the ruined head. "That we shall see in the morning," said the old gentleman with the nose: "whoever looks pale and grizzly will have seen the ghost." "Well, gentlemen," said the Baronet, "there's many a true thing said in jest." How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction? by revealing an unhinged psychological state by allowing readers to imagine the most dire conclusion by involving the narrator with an odd cast of characters by illustrating the confused plans of the narrator

By involving the narrator with an odd cast of characters.

Explanation:

Washington Irving's short story "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture" is a part of "Tales of a Traveler" that tells the various adventures that the narrator encounters. This particular tale involves one picture that is kept in a room where one of the guests of the Baronet was to spend the night.

As seen in the excerpt from the story, an element of Gothic fiction is the inclusion of odd characters alongside the narrator. One was an "Irish captain", another with a "ruined head" while one is "an old gentleman with the nose". This mix of characters exemplifies an element of Gothic fiction.

Thus, the correct answer is the third option.

C. by involving the narrator with an odd cast of characters

Explanation:

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