Frankenstein

English Unit 2 Topic 2

Who was the author of Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley

What year was Mary Shelley born?

1797

What year was Frankenstein published?

1818

What name was Frankenstein published with?

It was published anonymously

Mary Shelley was a r________

romantic

What genre of novel is Frankenstein?

Gothic Novel

Who was Frankenstein (doctor) inspired by?

Mary Shelley’s husband, Percy Shelley

What was ‘The Age of Enlightenment’?

An attempt to liberate humanity from irrational, superstitious beliefs and prejudices.

What occurred in ‘The Age of Enlightenment’?

Scientific breakthroughs and industrial technologies that revolutionized English daily life in the late 18th and early 19th century.

What did Mary Shelley write in her journal about her baby that passed as a stillborn in 1815?

‘Dream that my little baby came back to life again and that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire, and it lived.’

How did Frankenstein create the monster?

Stitched different dead bodies together.

Where did Victor Frankenstein get the dead bodies?

graves, charnel houses, dissecting rooms, and slaughterhouses

Where was Mary Shelley born?

England

The novel is Frankenstein or the Modern Version of _________

Prometheus

What did Prometheus do?

Stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humans

What did Zeus do to Prometheus for stealing fire?

Zeus condemned Prometheus to eternal torture for his transgression

How was Prometheus tortured?

Bound to a rock where an eagle eats his liver in an endless cycle

What does the eagle represent in the Greek myth of Prometheus?

A symbol of Zeus

What are gothic novels characterised by?

fear, horror, death, and gloom

When did gothic literature emerge?

Late 1700’s

What movement did gothic literature stem from?

Romantic Movement

What does gothic literature mainly focus on?

The mysterious and supernatural

Where is gothic literature commonly set?

dark and exotic settings

What reaction does gothic literature want from readers?

To feel terror or unease

What are common themes of gothic literature?

Treatment of the poor or uneducated, use of knowledge for good or evil purpose, invasion of technology into life/nature, the power of nature over man

What is duality?

Having two parts; often with opposite meanings

What is an example of duality in Frankenstein?

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

What does fire symbolise?

Warmth and pain

What is romanticism?

Focuses on the individual, and imagination.

Why did romanticism begin?

A reaction to a philosophical shift that emphasized the importance of science and reasoning

What question do romantics ask themselves?

“Who am I?”

What behaviour came from romantics ideals of self exploration?

Rebellious behaviour, like defying social conventions

What did romantics have a deep love and admiration for?

nature, emotional expression, art

Romantics valued ____ over _____

Emotional expression over rational thought