ELIZABETH AND WOMEN

Question 1

quotes on how Elizabeth is objectified

Answer 1

I looked upon Elizabeth as mine only, mine to protect love and cherish…till death she was to be mine only

I have a pretty present for my Victor and tomorrow he shall have it

Promised gift

Question 2

quotes on Elizabeth’s appearance

Answer 2

crown of distinction

the saintly soul of elizabeth shone like a shrine dedicated lamp

Question 3

quotes on Caroline

Answer 3

a fair exotic sheltered

Question 4

analyse I have a pretty present for my victor and tomorrow he shall have it/promised gift

Answer 4

Reveals how Elizabeth is objectified and only considered for her value, the use of the modal verb emphasises the sense of ownership and transactional nature.

It also reveals her lack of agency and how her fate is predetermined by the powerful in society

Question 5

analyse the saintly soul of elizabeth shone like a shrine dedicated lamp / crown of distinction

Answer 5

Elizabeth is viewed through the male gaze which highlights the superficiality of victor as he only sees her as a beautiful object of admiration and worship - idea of innocence and beauty

highlights how Victor has always hyperfixated on appearances determining the value of an individual

Question 6

analyse fair exotic sheltered

Answer 6

highlights the stereotypical archetype of women being vulnerable and delicate to the point men have to save and protect them - description also has the same superificial emphasis on her appearance

she also represents the archetypal role of women as martyrs

Question 7

AO3 for women

Answer 7

Mary shelley’s mum mary wollstonecraft was a protofeminist who wrote the vindication of the rights of women which may have influenced shelley’s own focus on critiquing the treatment of women