Frankenstein - MrBruff Flashcards
What is gothic?
Horror meets romanticism
Contemporary use of gothic
Play on fears of society - Luigi Galvani
What did doctors used to do
Dig up bodies for tests
What does title show
Book is about victor
Sophisticated link to prometheus.
Liver eaten over and over
Liver = emotions in Greece
Victors emotions are in turmoil over and over
4 points about contemporary women
Men didn’t think they were capable of rational thought
Legal property of husband
Couldn’t vote
Anonymous publishing
Monster is created late at night
Pathetic fallacy, scary
Settings get closer to British people, Frankenstein main readers. Why?
Scare the reader into thinking monster is coming closer
Why so many biblical references
Shows extent of power
Victor goes from happy to sad as….
He starts to believe in supernatural
What did the experiment do to victor
Engaged heart and soul
Monsters first experience like bible
First memory is seeing light, let there be light
Why is monster seen as a product of satan
Not made by god. Romanticism often rejected established religion.
