Shelley

Question 1

Harriet

Answer 1

Were married but left her pregnant for Mary, she became pregnant again so drowned herself

Question 2

Cold earth slept below and Mary

Answer 2

Was written a month after Harriet’s death but Mary said written a year before

Question 3

What did Mary Shelly day about him

Answer 3

“His life was spent in the contemplation of nature and acts of kindness - earth filled him with deep emotion”

Question 4

Death of children

Answer 4

Premature died few weeks after birth, and William died year later. Created distance marriage

Question 5

Marital tension

Answer 5

Percy disliked Mary’s retreat to past, wanted her to talk to him but she blamed him for Clara’s death

Question 6

Prometheus Unbound collection

Answer 6

Shelley’s publication in which sketched world freedom he dreamed of, ‘ode to west wind’ uses myth like many in collection

Question 7

Democracy

Answer 7

Was not making progress in Europe, Shelly wanted to enlighten his readers

Question 8

Reception

Answer 8

Shelley very concerned reception his poetry would receive, felt it could help enact change but felt unable to spread it

Question 9

The necessity of Atheism

Answer 9

Wrote paper whilst at oxford resulted in him being removed from the university