British Literature CP Final Exam Study Guide

Practice vocabulary flashcards for the British Literature CP Final Exam covering Frankenstein, Romanticism, and Gothic literature.

Romanticism

A movement where writers valued emotion, imagination, individuality, intuition, nature, childhood innocence, and personal freedom while criticizing industrial society and materialism.

Gothic Literature

A genre characterized by mystery, fear, suspense, isolation, gloomy settings, decay and ruin, supernatural or unexplained events, emotional suffering, and forbidden knowledge.

The Sublime

The Romantic idea of nature as being incredibly powerful and meaningful.

William Wordsworth

The author of the Romantic poems "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "London, 1802."

Robert Walton

The character who leads an expedition and records Victor Frankenstein's story.

Ingolstadt

The location where Victor Frankenstein attends university and isolates himself during the creation of his creature.

The De Lacey family

The family from whom the creature learns human language, human behavior, and the importance of companionship.

Henry Clerval

Victor's friend whose death is a major event in the later part of the novel.

Elizabeth

A character whose death occurs on her wedding night, leading to Victor's pursuit of the creature.

"I shall be with you on your wedding night"

A significant quote from the creature that signals his revenge against Victor.

Ambition and Obsession

A major theme in the novel regarding the intense pursuit of knowledge and its subsequent consequences.

Isolation

A recurring Gothic element and theme that describes the state of both Victor during his creation and the creature after his rejection.

Final Exam Format

The exam consists of $115$ multiple-choice questions and $3$ short response questions.