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progeny
a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring
capacious
having a lot of space inside; roomy
ardent
enthusiastic or passionate
harrowing
distressing
rankling
causes annoyance or resentment that persists; annoy, irritate
penury
extreme poverty; destitution
fetter
a restraint on someone's freedom to do something, typically considered unfair or overly restrictive
vacillating
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; indecisive
salubrious
health-giving; healthy
ignominious
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
perdition
a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and impenitent person passes after death
inexorable
impossible to stop or prevent
slaked
quench or satisty
inclemency
being unpleasantly cold or wet
purloined
stolen
abhorrent
inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant
wantonly
in a deliberate and unprovoked way
sanguinary
involving or causing much bloodshed
languid
displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or evvort; slow and relaxed
sophisms
a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to decieve
interment
the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites
imperious
assuming power or authority withoug justification; arrogant and domineering
diabolical
characteristic of the Devil, disgracefully bad or unpleasant
conflagration
an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property
What is the Exposition of Frankenstein
Walton's story (Letters) and the beginning of Frankenstein's life
What is the Rising Action of Frankenstein
Frankenstein's quest to make his creature and the events leading up to the wedding night
What is the Climax of Frankenstein
When the Creature kills Elizabeth on her wedding night
What is the Falling Action of Frankenstein
Frankenstein chasing his Creature everywhere, eventually leading to the arctic, where Frankenstein met Walton
What is the Resolution of Frankenstein
When the Creature finds Frankenstein's body and starts to cry and then wanders off into the arctic to die
When narrating, what point of view is used for Walton
1st person epistolary/letter narration
When narrating, what tone is observed in Walton
optimistic, naïve, romantic, searching for peer
What are some repeating elements observed in Walton's narration
drive for discovery, adventure, loneliness, love of science
Who is Walton's sister (dont ask me why she wants us to know this)
Margaret
When narrating, what point of view is used for Dr. Frankenstein
1st person dramatic monologue, subjective, flashback
When narrating, what tone is observed in Dr. Frankenstein
scientific, depressed, hysterical, filled with warning, forboding
What are some repeating elements observed in Dr. Frankenstein's narration
apostrophe, images of nature, self-absorbed, guilt, regret
What is apostrophe
an exclamatory passage in a story addressed to a person that is dead or absent or to the reader
When narrating, what point of view is used for the Creature
1st person dramatic monologue, subjective, flashback
When narrating, what tone is observed in the Creature
romantic, angry, vengeful, vulnerable, rejected
What are some repeating elements observed in the Creature's narration
formal, archaic language, allusions to bible, paradise lost, images of nature, isolation
When narrating, what point of view is used for Elizabeth
1st person epistolary/letter narration
When narrating, what point of view is used for Alphonse Frankenstein
1st person epistolary/letter narration
The eight-foot-tall, hideously ugly creation of Victor Frankenstein. Intelligent and sensitive, attempts to integrate himself into human social patterns, but all who see him shun him. His feeling of abandonment compels him to seek revenge against his creator
the Creature
The doomed protagonist and narrator of the main portion of the story. Studying in Ingolstadt, he discovers the secret of life and creates an intelligent but grotesque monster, from whom he recoils in horror. He keeps his creation of the monster a secret, feeling increasingly guilty and ashamed as he realizes how helpless he is to prevent the monster from ruining his life and the lives of others
Victor Frankenstein
The Arctic seafarer whose letters open and close Frankenstein. Picks the bedraggled Victor Frankenstein up off the ice, helps nurse him back to health, and hears Victor's story. He records the incredible tale in a series of letters addressed to his sister, Margaret Saville, in England
Robert Walton
Victor's childhood friend, who nurses Victor back to health in Ingolstadt. After working unhappily for his father, he begins to follow in Victor's footsteps as a scientist. His cheerfulness counters Victor's moroseness
Henry Clerval
An orphan, four to five years younger than Victor, whom the Frankensteins adopt. Victor's mother rescues Elizabeth from a destitute peasant cottage in Italy. Elizabeth embodies the novel's motif of passive women, as she waits patiently for Victor's attention
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor's father, very sympathetic toward his son. He consoles Victor in moments of pain and encourages him to remember the importance of family
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor's youngest brother and the darling of the Frankenstein family. The monster strangles him in the woods outside Geneva in order to hurt Victor for abandoning him. His death deeply saddens Victor and burdens him with tremendous guilt about having created the monster
William Frankenstein
A young girl adopted into the Frankenstein household while Victor is growing up. She is blamed and executed for William's murder, which is actually committed by the monster
Justine Mortiz
The professor of chemistry who sparks Victor's interest in science. He dismisses the alchemists' conclusions as unfounded but sympathizes with Victor's interest in a science that can explain the "big questions," such as the origin of life
M. Waldman
A professor of natural philosophy at Ingolstadt. He dismisses Victor's study of the alchemists as wasted time and encourages him to begin his studies anew
M. Krempe
What are the themes of Frankenstein
isolation, difiance of natural laws, responsibility of the creator, nature vs nurture, the danger of knowlege, companionship, dangers of ambition, justice, making of monsters
What are some symbols used in Frankenstein
fire, light, the oak tree stump, lightning
What is some important imagery in Frankenstein
nature
What are some motifs in Frankenstein
fire, knowledge, nature
Allusions of Adam and Eve that parallel to Frankenstein
Eve was created for Adam and she was his responsibility (frankenstein's responsibility to monster), ate from tree of knowledge (danger of knowledge), Adam and Eve are sent into exile (monster exiled and dragged Frankenstein with him)
Allusions to Paradise Lost that parallel to Frankenstein
creature relates to lucifer's situation (falling from grace)
Allusions to Prometheus that parallel to Frankenstein
BOTH brought something new to the world, defying a higher power, which brings punishment and suffering. BOTH created people for noble reasons, but turned sideways
Allusions to Rime of the Ancient Mariner that parallel to Frankenstein
confession to another person in the form of a story, both had others around them suffer because of their actions, beginning and end setting of Frankenstein same as the setting from most of Rime
Elements of Romanticism
supernatural, respect for nature, individualism, extreme emotion, devotion to beauty, imagination, travel, fascination with the past/legends, freedom, natural goodness
Elements of Gothic Literature
grotesque, melancholy, supernatural, isolation, chance meetings, mysterious, flat characters, sense of indefiniteness, life after death (life out of death, death in life)
Satire
a piece of writing whose purpose is to ridicule flaws in order to bring about change
Mockery
To mock, ridicule, or make fun of someone or something
Overstatement
To intentionally say more than you mean to say; to exaggerate (usually sarcastically) in order to make a point. Caricature is a type of overstatement
Understatement
To intentionally say less than you mean, in order to make a point
Parody
Mockery of a specific, known person, literary work, event. Only works if the audience is aware of the original
Grotesque
Creating a tension between laughter and horror or revulsion; the essence of "black humor"
Mock Heroic
Imitates, yet exaggerates and distorts the literary epic and its style. Most often used poetic form in the Age of Reason (Swift's era)
Reversal
an author subverts a situation to present an inversion of how things really are back to the reader
Ethos
An appeal to ethics. A way of convincing an audience of an argument by building credibility
Pathos
An appeal to emotions. A way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response
Logos
an appeal to logic. A way of convincing an audience of an argument through logic and reasoning
Ad hominem
when instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument
False Dilemma
when you reason from an either-or position and you have not considered all relevant possibilities
Straw Man
having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject of the argument was not addressed or refuted, but instead replaced with a false one
Bandwagon
an incorrect argument that is seen as good because it adheres to popular beliefs
Slippery Slope
a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect
Tu quoque
intends to discredit the opponent's argument by attacking the opponent's own personal behavior and actions as being inconsistent with their argument
Appeal to Authority
a form of argument in which the opinion of an authority on a topic is used as evidence to support an argument
Hasty Generalization
a fallacious generalization that is usually false due to insufficient sample size
Circular Reasoning
a logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with. the components of circular argument are often logically valid because if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true
Red Herring
an argument or subject that is introduced to different attention from the real issue or problems
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
means "after this, therefore because of this" a logical fallacy that occurs when someone assumes that one event must have caused a later event simply because it happened before the other
Appeal to Ignorance
when you argue that your conclusion must be true because there is no evidence against it
Dying Metaphors
similes and metaphors that have lost all evocative power (clichés)
Operators/Verbal False Limbs
using passive voice and making simple verbs into sentences
Pretentious Diction
used to dress up simple statements, give a scientific air, and make the statement hard to understand
Meaningless Words
words that have no actual definitions and can be used with different intents. words like "society", "unity", "prosperity", "diversity", etc.
Euphemism
an indirect expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Plot
What happens in a story
Conflict
the problem in the story (conflict vs. self, conflict with others, conflict with nature, conflict with society)
Tone
the attitude or feelings of the speaker to a particular subject
Setting
the location in which the story takes place
Symbolism
a literary device that uses different types of symbols in order to represent something beyond the literal meaning
Characterization
A literary device used in literature in order to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story
Flat Characters
usually characters with little or no characteristics, personality, or motivations. they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change much throughout the story
Round Characters
interesting, deep, and layered. Round characters are complex and undergo different changes
Static Characters
characters who stay the same, or do not change a lot throughout the story