THE ORKNEYS Flashcards
quote on the natural setting of orkneys
roarings of the ocean
quote to contrast roarings of the orkney
play of an infant
quote on the orkney’s isolation
remotest of orkneys
quote on the misery at orkneys
squalidness of most miserable penury
villagers benumbed by want and squalid poverty
quotes on orkneys lack of life
soil war barren…scarcely affording pasture
quote on Victor’s reluctance to create female monster
my labour
why does shelley repeat remote settings?
suggests Victor’s lack of change in his ambitions and hubris - the deeper he falls into his pursuit the more doomed he is- reflected in the even more remote and isolated setting
analyse my labour
emph Victor’s reluctance to pursure his ambition. possessive pronoun emph responsibility and almost punishment for his sins as his freedom is compromised and his dreams now become a burden to him
analyse remotest of orkneys
superlative emph isolation - victor’s transgression
analyse roarings of the ocean / play of an infant
personification of nature reminds us of its power and Victors inferiority but also how victor is surrounded by darkness and unpleasantness.
repeated contrast to Geneva - highlights his transgression from Geneva - place of innocence and childhood
analyse soil was barren / scarcely affording pasture
lack of life - emph isolation from society
foreshadows victor’s future failure to create life
analyse squalidness of most miserable penury/ villagers benumbed by want and the most squalid poverty
repitition of deprevity and squalidness - emph how he’s surrounded by corruption and the manifestations of his immoral sins
reluctance to continue
