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In what year did Luigi Galvani conduct experiments using electrical currents on dead frogs?
In what year did Luigi Galvani conduct experiments using electrical currents on dead frogs?
1780
What time period did the Industrial Revolution span according to the note?
What time period did the Industrial Revolution span according to the note?
1760 to 1840
When did the Napoleonic wars end, leading to economic hardship and unemployment?
When did the Napoleonic wars end, leading to economic hardship and unemployment?
1815
Who was Mary Shelley's mother and an advocate for women's rights?
Who was Mary Shelley's mother and an advocate for women's rights?
Mary Wollstonecraft
Which characteristics defined the Romantic movement?
Which characteristics defined the Romantic movement?
Individualism, nature, emotion, creativity
What did the Age of Enlightenment prioritise that Romantics reacted against?
What did the Age of Enlightenment prioritise that Romantics reacted against?
Reason, science, structured thinking
What did Rousseau believe about the origin of evil in people?
What did Rousseau believe about the origin of evil in people?
Evil resulted from inadequate nurturing
To whom does the creature compare himself in references to Paradise Lost?
To whom does the creature compare himself in references to Paradise Lost?
Satan
What does Victor recite after creating his creature?
What does Victor recite after creating his creature?
Portions of The Rime of Ancient Mariner
Which are characteristic Gothic elements present in Frankenstein?
Which are characteristic Gothic elements present in Frankenstein?
Innocent victims & anti-heroic protagonists
What does Henry Clerval represent in the novel?
What does Henry Clerval represent in the novel?
Romantic appreciation for nature
How does the novel question narrative reliability?
How does the novel question narrative reliability?
Victor corrected & augmented Walton's account