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Scientist whose 1780 frog experiments sparked reanimation ideas
Scientist whose 1780 frog experiments sparked reanimation ideas
Luigi Galvani
Industrial Revolution time period
Industrial Revolution time period
1760-1840
Wars in 1815 causing economic hardship
Wars in 1815 causing economic hardship
Napoleonic wars
Shelley's mother, women's rights advocate
Shelley's mother, women's rights advocate
Mary Wollstonecraft
Movement emphasizing emotion, nature, individualism, creativity
Movement emphasizing emotion, nature, individualism, creativity
Romantic movement
Movement Romanticism reacted against
Movement Romanticism reacted against
Age of Enlightenment
Philosopher: people inherently good, evil from bad nurturing
Philosopher: people inherently good, evil from bad nurturing
Rousseau
Romantic poem referenced by Victor & creature
Romantic poem referenced by Victor & creature
Paradise Lost
Poem Frankenstein recites after creating creature
Poem Frankenstein recites after creating creature
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Genres Frankenstein is early example of (2)
Genres Frankenstein is early example of (2)
Science fiction and Gothic literature
Character representing Romantic appreciation for nature
Character representing Romantic appreciation for nature
Henry Clerval
Revolution creating political upheaval, questioning structures
Revolution creating political upheaval, questioning structures
French Revolution
Creature's quote: 'sorrow only increased with...'
Creature's quote: 'sorrow only increased with...'
knowledge
Death symbolising loss of innocence in novel
Death symbolising loss of innocence in novel
Justine's death
4 Gothic elements in Frankenstein
4 Gothic elements in Frankenstein
Innocent victims, anti-heroes, isolation, aristocrats