Renaissance
Why was Shakespeare popular during his time?
He wrote for the wealthy and the commoners.
Why was Julius Caesar assassinated in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar?
Because the senators thought that he was getting too ambitious.
What were the dates of the Romantic period?
1750-1837
What was unique about Mary Shelley?
She wrote the first science fiction novel.
What family member of Victor’s is killed? (Early on in the novel)
His brother, William
What’s one major difference about the actors during Shakespeare’s time?
There were no female actresses; all female roles were played by boys/men.
Whose funeral speech affected the commoners the most?
Mark Antony
What did Romanticism go against? (In the previous literary movement)
Emphasis on logic and reason
What were the circumstances that inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein?
She wrote it for a ghost story competition between her, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and Polidori.
How does Victor react when the creation comes to life?
He is frightened and runs away, deserting his creation.
What type of play is the series of unfortunate events by which one or more of the characters in the story has several misfortunes, and finally there is a disaster of “epic proportions”?
Tragedy
What day was Julius Caesar assassinated?
The Ides of March
What was unique about Robert Burns’s poetry?
It was written in the Scottish dialect.
What two myths inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?
Paradise Lost and the myth of Prometheus
When the creation first comes to life, what is he comparable to?
An infant
Which of the following was NOT one of the conspirators planning to assassinate Julius Caesar?
Mark Antony
What historical event impacted the Romantic period the most?
The Industrial Revolution
What was unique about Mary Wollstonecraft?
She was the first feminist writer.
The story opens with a frame narrative. What character is writing the first letters before we begin the three volumes?
R. Walton
What does the creation ask of Victor?
To make a female companion for him.
Who is the tragic hero in Julius Caesar?
Brutus
What did the Romantics highly value?
Feelings and emotions
What was unique about William Blake?
He came up with his own way to make illustrations, called “illuminated printing.”
What major feat does Victor Frankenstein accomplish?
He is able to give life to a lifeless creation.
What is the consequence of Victor refusing to make a female companion for the creation?
The creation is with Victor on his wedding night and kills Elizabeth.