The Monster Flashcards

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1) “__ skin” “__ yellow eye”
- lack of what? feeling?

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1) yellow, dull
- being human, sickness

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2) “I ought to be thy __ but I am rather the fallen angel”
- 2 techniques? context? what is he forced to be? what’s the context cause?

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2) Adam
- intertextual reference and biblical imagery, physiognomy, to be the devil, scientific progression is the cause

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3) “I __ my hand into the love embers and quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain”
- word to describe the monster? what does the context show?

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3) thrust
- the monster is naive, the context is tabula rasa (blank slate) and the monster is learning from his experiences

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4) “moon has sunk to commence my __”
- transformation? technique? no hope to who?

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4) operations
- gothic transformation, light imagery, to otherd beings

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what does the cottage being in flames show?
- technique? destruction of?

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  • devilish imagery, of hope and desire, has gone evil and is now acting like the devil
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5) “creature of another sex but as __ as myself”
- what is the 4 context that is relevant?

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5) hideous
- Godwin say WC kids learnt violence due to their experiences, Tabula Rasa, physiognomy, warped perception

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6) “you are my __; but I am your master; obey”
- technique? loss of what? warning against who (context)? the monster knows? what’s reversed?

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6) creator
- antithesis, control, the enlightenment, his power now, role reversed

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7) “I shall be with you on your __ night”
- 2 techniques? victors consequences of doing what? who wants revenge?

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7) wedding
- foreshadowing and foreboding(bad), playing God, the monster wants revenge on victor

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