Romantic Fun Facts
This poet could not finish his poem about his dream due to someone interrupting him.
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This brother of Victor Frankenstein was tragically murdered by the monster upon arriving in Geneva.
Who is William Frankenstein
"I met a traveller from an antique land, / Who said—"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / Stand in the desert. . . ."
What is "Ozymandias"
What is the primary desire that drives the monster's actions throughout novel, towards Victor, stemming directly from his isolation?
What is revenge
This common theme of romantic poetry highlighted how a tornado and a rainbow could coincide, saying what about nature.
What is that nature can be destructive and beautiful
This poet claimed to have a vision of his brothers soul leaving his body, later to return to him in a dream and reveal a new way of printing his work.
Who is William Blake
Victor Frankenstein was obsessed with what occult science?
What is Alchemy
"What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
What is "The Tyger"
Victor Frankenstein's pursuit of his scientific ambition leads him to what form of self-imposed condition?
What is self-imposed isolation
This cognitive process, celebrated in Romantic poetry, was seen as a key to unlocking deeper truths and emotional experiences. It is also associated to a famous Spongebob meme.
what is Imagination
This poet was the less crazy father of romanticism.
Who is William Wordsworth
Victor Frankenstein acquires the skin for the monster from where?
What is a charnel-house or graveyard
"And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware! Beware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair!"
What is "Kubla Khan"
How does the monster learn to speak and understand human emotions, while in a state of isolation?
What is The De Lacey family
This feeling, often associated with natural settings in Romantic poetry, describes a sense of profound wonder and awe. It is also the name of a famous band.
What is the sublime
This poet was kicked out of Oxford University for his atheistic beliefs.
Who is Percy Shelley
This poem by one of the fathers of romanticism is heavily alluded to in Frankenstein, even referenced early in the book.
What is "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
"..Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, and all her silken flanks with garlands drest?..."
What is "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
What geographical locations in the novel symbolize the extreme isolation experienced by both Victor and the monster?
What is The Arctic/North Pole or Swiss Alps
This poet was considered by many on track to be the next Shakespeare, if he had not died young.
Who is John Keats
What is the name of the girl that comes to visit the De Lacey family, revealing more of the families history to the creature?
Who is Safie
"Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance."
What is "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
What is the ultimate consequence of both Victor and the Monsters isolation?
What is death
This sense of being overwhelmed by the vastness and power of nature is a frequent emotional response in Romantic poetry. Most people tend to say this in a very animated way when they see a puppy.
What is awe