Queen Mab Flashcards
(23 cards)
First wife
Harriet westbrook 16 years old daughter of a tavern keeper.
Shelley had an intense platonic relation with whom?
Elizabeth hitchner - 28 - school teacher.
Shelley’s reference to elizabeth hitchner?
Sister of my soul
Second self
Elizabeth hitchner inspired shelley to write ——?
Queen mab 1813
When was the queen mab written?
During his stay in Ireland
Genre
Utopian allegory in 9 cantos and 17 notes.
When was the revised edition of queen mab published?
In 1816
Revised edition title of queen mab
The daemon of the world.
This poem is a foundation to ——–?
Shelley’s theory of revolution.
What did shelley compine to prove that social evil would dissolve naturally?
William godwin’s idea of necessity + idea of ever changing nature.
How is this poem written? In what form?
In the form of a fairy tale.
What does queen mab presents?
Fairy tale that presents a future vision of a utopia on earth.
Characters in queen mab
Queen mab a fairy - lanthe a girl.
Where does queen mab take lanthes soul to?
Transport it to her palace at the edge of the universe.
What does queen mab do then?
Interprets and analyses lanthes dream.
What does queen mab shows lanthe
Her past present and future.
What do past and present characterised as?
Oppression
Injustice
Misery
Caused by monarchy, commerce, and religion
What about the future?
Future condition of men will be improved and utopia will emerge.
What are the 2 key points emphasised in queen mab?
- Dead is not to be feared.
- Future offers possibility of perfectability
6 out of 17 notes deals with?
Atheism
Vegetarianism
Free love
The relationship of Christ and the percept of christianity
Who appears in queen mab as a phantom?
Ahasuerus
Where does ahasuerus appear as a hermit
In Shelley’s last major work - the verse drama - hellas.
Shelley’s work he wrote during his stay in Ireland?
Address to the Irish people.
