Frankenstein - Walton's Letters Flashcards
Prose
When was Frankenstein first published?
1818
What is Walton’s first name?
Robert
To whom is Walton writing his letters?
His sister, Margaret
What is the purpose of Walton’s arctic voyage?
To discover a northeast passage to the orient
What does doppelgänger mean?
double
Which two characters in the novel might be considered doppelgängers?
Walton and Victor - they are both presented as hubristic individuals that fail to respect the power of nature.
What does hubristic mean?
Excessively proud/arrogant
What is the correct term for one character that might be considered the ‘double’ of another?
doppelgänger
What is the correct term to describe the structure that Shelley uses via Walton’s narrative?
epistolary frame narrative
What does epistolary mean?
in the form of letters
What is the correct term to describe a narrative told in the form of letters?
epistolary
What was the era called when Frankenstein was first published?
The Georgian era
What were the Georgians obsessed with?
science, exploration and new tchnologies
Why were many (like Walton) keen to discover a northeast passage?
It would mean a quicker and more profitable trading route with the east.
What was the name of the social movement of the 18th and 19th century that emphasised the importance of science and reason?
The Enlightenment
What was the Enlightenment?
A social movement of the 18th and 19th century that emphasised the importance of science and reason.
What was the name of the real-life British explorer who spent 4 years trapped in the arctic ice?
Robert McClure
Who was Robert McClure?
A real-life British explorer who spent 4 years trapped in the arctic ice.
‘I feel a cold northern breeze _________ upon my cheeks’ (page 13)
play
What technique is used here? ‘I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks’ (page 13)
personification
‘the region of __________ and delight’ (page 13)
beauty
‘What may not be expected in a country of eternal __________’? (page 13)
light
‘I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the ___________’ (page 13)
needle
‘may regulate a ____________ celestial observations’ (page 13)
thousand
What technique is used here: ‘may regulate a thousand celestial observations’ (page 13)?
hyperbole