Frankenstein by Mary Shelley & The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Mary Wollstonecraft's famous work & year
Mary Wollstonecraft's famous work & year
Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)
Year Frankenstein first published
Year Frankenstein first published
1818
Years Frankenstein was written
Years Frankenstein was written
1816-1817
Gothic genre reaction to which 18th-century movement?
Gothic genre reaction to which 18th-century movement?
Age of Reason
Milton's work that influenced Shelley
Milton's work that influenced Shelley
Paradise Lost
Who receives Walton's letters in Frankenstein?
Who receives Walton's letters in Frankenstein?
Margaret Saville (his sister)
3 characteristics of Gothic novels
3 characteristics of Gothic novels
Mystery, horror, supernatural elements
What light symbolises in Frankenstein
What light symbolises in Frankenstein
Enlightenment and discovery
What fire symbolises in Frankenstein
What fire symbolises in Frankenstein
Creative & destructive powers of knowledge
What the monster symbolises
What the monster symbolises
Consequences of unchecked ambition