FRANKENSTEIN context Flashcards
What was the other title?
The modern promethius
What was the name of the scientific north east exploration?
North-east passage
Who was Walton supposedly inspired by?
Robert Mclure
What group was Mary shelly a part of?
The romantics
What did the romantics beleive in?
the sublime and preserving nature and focusing on individual discovery
Who did the romantics oppose of?
The enlightment
Who were the enlightment?
A group that prioritised scientific exploration which damaged the natural order
Who was Mary Shelleys mother?
Mary Wollstencraft
Who was Mary Wollstencraft?
proto-feminist that died from childbirth
Who was Mary’s father?
William Godwin
Who was William Godwin?
A political philospher
What was pysiognomy
pseudo-science where a persons appearance could determine their character and personality
What was galvanism?
Galvani investigated the effect of electricity on animals , as he believed it could reanimate the animal
What was aldini?
Nephew of Galvani who experimented running electrical currents through a deceased criminal
What robbing issue was current at the time?
Grave robbing
What was the murder act?
Where deceased murdereers would have their bodies used for science
What revolution may have influenced the novel?
The industrial and french revolution
What about the french revolution may have influenced the novel?
The sympathy for the working classes/others- seen through the presentation of Justine
What is tabula rasa?
Being borned a ‘blank slate’ and therefore what happens to you is due to your environment - by John Locke
