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Frankenstein - Walton's Letters Flashcards

Prose

1
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When was Frankenstein first published?

A

1818

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2
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What is Walton’s first name?

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Robert

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3
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To whom is Walton writing his letters?

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His sister, Margaret

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What is the purpose of Walton’s arctic voyage?

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To discover a northeast passage to the orient

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5
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What does doppelgänger mean?

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double

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Which two characters in the novel might be considered doppelgängers?

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Walton and Victor - they are both presented as hubristic individuals that fail to respect the power of nature.

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7
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What does hubristic mean?

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Excessively proud/arrogant

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What is the correct term for one character that might be considered the ‘double’ of another?

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doppelgänger

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What is the correct term to describe the structure that Shelley uses via Walton’s narrative?

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epistolary frame narrative

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10
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What does epistolary mean?

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in the form of letters

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What is the correct term to describe a narrative told in the form of letters?

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epistolary

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12
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What was the era called when Frankenstein was first published?

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The Georgian era

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13
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What were the Georgians obsessed with?

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science, exploration and new tchnologies

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14
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Why were many (like Walton) keen to discover a northeast passage?

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It would mean a quicker and more profitable trading route with the east.

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What was the name of the social movement of the 18th and 19th century that emphasised the importance of science and reason?

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The Enlightenment

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What was the Enlightenment?

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A social movement of the 18th and 19th century that emphasised the importance of science and reason.

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What was the name of the real-life British explorer who spent 4 years trapped in the arctic ice?

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Robert McClure

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Who was Robert McClure?

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A real-life British explorer who spent 4 years trapped in the arctic ice.

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19
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‘I feel a cold northern breeze _________ upon my cheeks’ (page 13)

A

play

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20
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What technique is used here? ‘I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks’ (page 13)

A

personification

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21
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‘the region of __________ and delight’ (page 13)

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beauty

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22
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‘What may not be expected in a country of eternal __________’? (page 13)

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light

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23
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‘I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the ___________’ (page 13)

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needle

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24
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‘may regulate a ____________ celestial observations’ (page 13)

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thousand

25
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What technique is used here: ‘may regulate a thousand celestial observations’ (page 13)?

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hyperbole

26
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‘I shall satiate my ardent ____________’ (page 13)

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curiosity

27
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‘the joy a ___________ feels when he embarks on a little boat’ (page 13)

A

child

28
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What technique is used here: ‘the joy a child feels when he embarks on a little boat’ (page 13)?

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metaphor

29
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‘the ____________ benefit which I shall confer on all mankind’ (page 13)

A

inestimable

30
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‘I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to ___________’ (page 14)

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heaven

31
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Before becoming an arctic voyager, we learn that Walton tried (and failed) to be a…?

A

poet

32
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‘success _______ crown my endeavours’ (page 19)

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shall

33
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‘success shall _____________ my endeavours’ (page 19)

A

crown

34
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‘proceed over the untamed yet ____________ element’ (page 19)

A

obedient

35
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What technique is used here: ‘proceed over the untamed yet obedient element’ (page 19)?

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juxtaposition

36
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Mary Shelley was part of a group of thinkers and writers called….?

A

The Romantics

37
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Besides Mary Shelley, which other writers might be considered a part of The Romantics?

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Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth.

38
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What social and political movement did The Romantics reject?

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The Enlightenment

39
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Whereas The Enlightenment suggested that the world should be understood through science and reason, The Romantics believed that we should focus on…

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personal experience and individual intuition

40
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Why were The Romantics fearful of The Enlightenment?

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They prized the power of nature and thought that The Enlightenment was encouraging people to ‘play God’ and usurp nature.

41
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Which character refers to The Rime of The Ancient Mariner?

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Walton (letter 2)

42
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What is the poem called that Walton refers to in his second letter?

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The Rime of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

43
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Whet happens in The Rime of The Ancient Mariner (the poem Walton refers to in letter 2, page 18)

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A mariner (a sailor) trapped in the ice shoots an albatross - a giant seabird - causing his ship to be cursed.

44
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Why does Shelley link Walton to the ‘ancient mariner’?

A

Although Walton says he will ‘kill no albatross’, Shelley suggests that, like the mariner, his hubris means he will try to usurp nature.

45
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What is Walton referring to when he says in his second letter, ‘but I shall kill no albatross’? (page 18)

A

The Rime of The Ancient Mariner

46
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‘a _________ which had the shape of a man’ (page 20)

A

being

47
Q

a ___________ inhabitant of some undiscovered country’ (page 21)

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savage

48
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‘I begin to love him as a __________’ (page 22)

A

brother

49
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‘the _________ of my heart’ (page 22)

A

brother

50
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‘one man’s life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of ____________’ (page 23)

A

knowledge

51
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Who says this: ‘one man’s life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of knowledge (page 23)?

A

Walton

52
Q

‘let me reveal my tale and you will dash the ______ from your lips’ (page 23)

A

cup

53
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What is being referred to here: ‘let me reveal my tale and you will dash the cup from your lips’ (23)?

A

Victor refers to the cup of forbidden knowledge, suggesting that Walton’s plans are foolish and will lead to sin

54
Q

‘I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a ______ to sting you’ (page 24)

A

serpent

55
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What is being referred to here: ‘I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you’ (page 24)?

A

Victor refers to knowledge using the metaphor of a serpent, a reference to the snake in the garden of Eden, suggesting it will lead to sin and blasphemy.

56
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What relation does Walton compare Victor to?

A

His brother: ‘I begin to love him as a brother’ (page 22) ‘the brother of my heart’ (page 22)

57
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What technique is used here: ‘I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you’ (page 24)?

A

metaphor/biblical imagery

58
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How does Walton refer to the monster in letter 4, suggesting he sees him as uncivilised and inhuman?

A

a savage inhabitant of some undiscovered country’ (page 21)

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