frankenstein Flashcards
Atheist
a person who believes that God does not exist
Progeny
a person who comes from a particular parent or family : the child or descendant of
someone
Sinister
having an evil appearance : looking likely to cause something bad, harmful, or
dangerous to happen
Anguish
extreme suffering, grief, or pain
Prejudice
an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.
isolation
the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of
being isolated
Tension
a feeling of nervousness, excitement or fear. Unable to relax.
Suspense
a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
Eloquent
having or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively
who is William
represents innocence and revenge. F;s younger brother
Elizabeth
Cousin of F
Agathe
Blind girl, does not judge the monster based on his appearance
Felix
Felix: Agathe’s brother, shoots the monster
The Monster:
created by Frankenstein; despised by his creator
Victor Frankenstein:
Victor Frankenstein: eponymous, protagonist, scientist
Captain Walton
Captain Walton: An arctic explorer who finds F
who is Mary Shelley
The author of Frankenstein (the novel). She was born in 1797, and wrote Frankenstein at the age of 20, after a ghost-writing contest with fellow Romantic writers and her husband, Percy Shelley.
Gothic Genre
Literature that contains death and horror, often contains a lot of suspense and tension. Considered the dark side of Romanticism.
Epilogue
Epilogue
a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
Exposition
Exposition
writing that intends to put forward information or to explain something the reader needs to know
Monologue
Monologue
a long speech by one actor in a play or film,
Pathetic Fallacy
Pathetic Fallacy
Where nature, often the weather, mirrors the mood of the text
Romanticism (1770 - 1890)
The text is a Romantic text – it features discussions over the beauty of nature. The Romantics believed in the power of God and the beauty of nature.
Victorian Period
a time of strict morals and values; class system promoted divisions between nobility and working class.
Prometheus
Prometheus
The novel’s subtitle is ‘The Modern Prometheus’. Prometheus is a figure in Greek culture/religion, who made humans out of clay. He also stole fire from the Gods, and to punish him, they chained him to a rock and called an eagle to peck out his liver each day.
Galvanism
Galvanism
Scientist Luigi Galvani applied electrodes to dead body parts and caused them to be ‘reanimated’ – the muscles moved as if the creatures were alive. This was exciting and terrifying for Victorians.
