FRANKENSTEIN Flashcards
Frankenstein was written by…… at a time of
- Mary Shelley in 1816-1817
- dramatic advances in science and technology
The climax in Frankenstein is …..
the murder of Elizabeth Lavenza on the night of her wedding to Victor Frankenstein
In Frankenstein, the monster strangles Henry Clerval because ……..
Victor breaks his promise with the monster and destroys his new creation.
The message of Frankenstein is ….
the immorality and irresponsibility in the search for knowledge and rational progress can lead to destructive results.( not sure)
“ If humanity leaves morality and responsibility behind in the search of knowledge and progress, his efforts are ultimately doomed”
“ In a few minutes after, I heard the creaking of my door” ( Determined Refusal). Identify and analyze the literary technique used in the sentence
-> onomatopoeia because it imitates the sound of the door when it moves
In Frankenstein, Victor creates the creature by ….
combining his new knowledge of natural science with the alchemic ideas of the masters of medieval alchemy
Since Victor Frankenstein leaves ……. behind in the search for knowledge and progress, his efforts are ultimately doomed.
morality and responsibility
Frankenstein is a warning against …..
the “overreaching” of modern man and the Industrial Revolution.
. Frankenstein is similar to Prometheus in the way that…
they steal something from God and are punished by God.
“ I was now about to form another being, of whose dispositions I was alike ignorant; she might become ten thousand times more malignant than her mate” The literary technique of the underlined is … because ……
hyperbole
-it exaggerates the fact that she might become much more cruel than him
The characteristic of the monster created by victor are …
cruel,…sensitive
The full title of Frankenstein is ….. which means…….
Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus
Why did Frankenstein decide to destroy his work of creating a female monster?
Because Frankenstein scared of creating another malignant creature who might refuse to comply with a compact before her creation and two creatures may hate each other. She might quit him because of his disgusting beauty. The race of devils would be propagated upon the earth which might threaten the existence of human.
