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Who conducted experiments in 1780 using electricity on dead frogs?
Who conducted experiments in 1780 using electricity on dead frogs?
Luigi Galvani
What time period did the Industrial Revolution span?
What time period did the Industrial Revolution span?
1760-1840
Economic hardship and high unemployment followed which wars in 1815?
Economic hardship and high unemployment followed which wars in 1815?
Napoleonic wars
Who was Mary Shelley's mother and what did she advocate for?
Who was Mary Shelley's mother and what did she advocate for?
Mary Wollstonecraft, women's rights
What did the Romantic movement emphasise?
What did the Romantic movement emphasise?
Individualism, nature, emotion, & art
What movement did Romanticism react against?
What movement did Romanticism react against?
The Age of Enlightenment
According to Rousseau's philosophy, what causes evil in people?
According to Rousseau's philosophy, what causes evil in people?
Inadequate nurturing & society's influence
To whom does the creature compare himself in Paradise Lost references?
To whom does the creature compare himself in Paradise Lost references?
Satan
How does Victor describe himself using Paradise Lost imagery?
How does Victor describe himself using Paradise Lost imagery?
As 'the archangel who aspired to omnipotence'
Which poem does Frankenstein recite after creating his creature?
Which poem does Frankenstein recite after creating his creature?
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Which character represents the Romantic appreciation for nature?
Which character represents the Romantic appreciation for nature?
Henry Clerval
Which elements characterise the Gothic genre in Frankenstein?
Which elements characterise the Gothic genre in Frankenstein?
Innocent victims & anti-heroic figures
What does Justine's death symbolise in the Gothic tradition?
What does Justine's death symbolise in the Gothic tradition?
The loss of innocence