history Flashcards
1
Q
when was the novel written?
A
-1816
2
Q
why was the idea of Frankenstein formed?
A
- Shelly had gone away with her husband Percy B Shelly and friend Lord Byron
- Byron proposed that they each write gothic novel
3
Q
explain Shelly’s parents
A
- mother=feminist
- father=philosopher
4
Q
how did a Dream Shelly had impact the novel?
A
- earlier in the night Byron was discussing reanimation
- Shelly later had a dream of a reanimated monster
5
Q
what is a theory about both Shelly’s interests in electricity?
A
- that they both interested in the use of electricity
- trip to Europe meant they had heard tales of an alchemist who robbed graves and experimented on corpses
6
Q
what could the dream of a Monster be interpreted as?
A
- personification of Shelly’s guilt
- killing her mother in childbirth
- P shelly’s first wife drowning herself after he left her for M shelly
7
Q
explain influence of the Faust legend
A
- legend of a man selling his soul to the devil
- not knowing it would cost his humanity
