Mary Shelley's Introduction
Mary Shelley's Friends and Family
Examples of Gothic Literature
Vocabulary
100

What year did Mary Shelley write the introduction for Frankenstein? 

1831

100

Who was Mary Shelley's husband? 

Percy Bysshe Shelley 

100

What other famous novel is an example of Gothic literature? 

Dracula

100

What word means 'characterized by strong enthusiasm'?

Ardent 

200

Who suggested that the four friends each write a ghost story? 

Lord Byron 

200

What poet did the Shelleys stay with the summer she wrote Frankenstein? 

Lord Byron 

200

What novel began the Gothic tradition? 

The Castle of Otranto

200

What word means 'passionate, glowing'? 

Fervent

300

How did Mary Shelley claim she finally came up with the idea for Frankenstein? 

It came to her in a dream. 

300

Who was Mary Shelley's mother? 

Mary Wollstonecraft

300

What literary tradition did Gothic literature come out of? 

Romanticism 

300

What word means 'a pouring out of unrestrained expressions or feelings'? 

Effusions 
400

What other texts does Mary Shelley cite in her introduction? (Hint: They both start with the letter 'H') 

History of the Inconstant Lover and Hamlet 

400

Who was Mary Shelley's father? 

William Godwin

400

What American author's work is often cited as a perfect example of Gothic literature? 

Edgar Allan Poe 

400

What word means 'relentless, unyielding'?

Inexorable

500

Which scientist's work does Mary Shelley mention was an inspiration for her text? 

Erasmus Darwin

500

What was the last name of Lord Byron's friend who also stayed with him that summer? 

Polidori

500

What modern television show is a prime example of the Gothic tradition? 

American Horror Story 

500

What word means 'improve, to become or make better'? 

Ameliorate 

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