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Gothic
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concerned with the normal functioning of an organism
What is physiological?
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temptation; something that leads one forward with desire or hope
What is enticement?
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Type of literature that was a part of the Romanticism literary movement
What is Gothic Literature?
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the 2 people we are introduced to
Who is Walton and "the stranger"
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Who is writing the 4 letters?
Who is Walton?
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describing or outlining with precision or detail
What is delineating?
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sad, gloomy
What is melancholy?
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One of the first science-fiction novels
What is Frankenstein?
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The name of the stranger
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
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What is Walton attempting to locate?
What is Northern passage through the Arctic
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resource; method; a means to an end
What is expedient?
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characteristics; attributes of mind or body
What is endowments?
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The author of Frankenstein
Who is Mary Shelley?
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Personal qualities of Victor Frankenstein
What is intelligent, sad, obsessed
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What does Walton desire when he writes the second letter?
What is a friend?
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bad omens; strong inner feelings of a future misfortune or evil
What is forebodings?
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attention; concern for someone or something
What is solicitude?
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Three conventions that describe gothic literature
What is darkness, castles, dungeons, death, monsters?
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Goals of Walton?
What is to benefit humankind; achieve personal glory?
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What characteristic of Walton makes him an ideal listener of Frankenstein’s story?
What is Walton believes in the “marvelous.”
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satisfy; to gratify to the fullest
What is satiate?
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face; look or expression of the face
What is countenance?
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What is theme of Romantic Literature?
What is nature?
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Personal qualities of Walton
What is idealistic, ambitious, courageous, intelligent, considerate of others?
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What is Walton’s role as the man tells his story?
What is to take notes of the story?
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