Frankenstein: Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What famous work did Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, write?
What famous work did Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, write?
Vindication of the Rights of Woman
In what year was Frankenstein first published?
In what year was Frankenstein first published?
1818
The Gothic genre, including Frankenstein, is seen as a reaction to which movement?
The Gothic genre, including Frankenstein, is seen as a reaction to which movement?
The Age of Reason
Who is the primary narrator that writes letters to Margaret Saville in Frankenstein?
Who is the primary narrator that writes letters to Margaret Saville in Frankenstein?
Robert Walton
Which work by John Milton heavily influenced Frankenstein?
Which work by John Milton heavily influenced Frankenstein?
Paradise Lost
How did Percy Bysshe Shelley die?
How did Percy Bysshe Shelley die?
In a shipwreck
What do light and fire symbolise in Frankenstein?
What do light and fire symbolise in Frankenstein?
Enlightenment & discovery but also danger
What debate does Frankenstein explore regarding the monster's behaviour?
What debate does Frankenstein explore regarding the monster's behaviour?
Nature versus nurture
Gothic novels are characterised by which three elements?
Gothic novels are characterised by which three elements?
Mystery, horror, & supernatural elements
Between which years was Frankenstein written?
Between which years was Frankenstein written?
1816 and 1817