What bird did the Ancient Mariner shoot?
An Albatross
What is the main link of Faustus to Frankenstein?
Ambition corrupting man
"How gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every hope to the furtherance of my enterprise"
Does this quote link best to Faustus or the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
Faustus
The violation of nature
What is the meaning of the adjective Faustian?
Sacrificing spiritual purity for power, knowledge or material gain
Why is Walton's claim that he shall "kill no albatross" inherently false?
He aims to uncover the secrets of the arctic
Which two characters does the Ancient Mariner best represent?
Victor and Walton
The Historia of Johann Faust was written as a warning to what kind of people?
All conceited, clever, and godless people."
How is the following quote an allusion to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
The die is cast; I have consented to return if we are not destroyed.
When the figures Death and Life-in-Death cast dice for the mariner's fate
What is the juxtaposition between the Mariner's and Victor's actions?
Why does Faust seek for the sublime rather than bookish studies?
The god that lives in his bosom
When does the Shelley use the following extract from the Ancient Mariner in Frankenstein?
My heart palpitated in the sickness of fear; and I hurried on with irregular steps, not daring to look about me:— Like one who, on a lonely road, Doth walk in fear and dread, And, having once turned round, walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.
After the monster comes to life
What do both books share about narrative styles?
Both are narratives within narratives told to a passerby
Why does literary critic Murfin claim that the Christian perspective became more secular and anthropocentric?
"Humankind rather than God became the center of human interest” (Murfin 435)