Romantic conventions used in Frankestein Flashcards
All the different romantic conventions used
- Emotionally conflicted.
- Sublime environments, but not crucial.
What is romantic conventions
Romantic conventions in literature emphasize emotion, nature, and individualism, often highlighting personal experience and intense feelings
Emotionally conflicted.
Both Victor and the Creature deal with deep, conflicting emotions—Victor with his guilt and ambition, the Creature with his need for love and violent reactions to rejection. This focus on complex emotions is a key part of Romanticism, which values expressing and exploring deep feelings.
Sublime environments, but not crucial.
The stunning nature scenes in “Frankenstein” show the Romantic love for nature’s power and beauty. These scenes create a mood and help us understand the characters’ feelings, but they don’t directly push the story forward. Instead, they add to the emotional and philosophical depth of the novel, showing how nature can reflect and influence our deepest thoughts and feelings, a key Romantic idea.