Frankenstein chapters 1-17
First victim of the creature and youngest Frankenstein sibling
Who is William?
One of the creature's first discoveries in the wilderness, which burns him
What is fire?
A sub-genre of Romanticism focusing on decay, death, and mortality
What is Gothic literature?
Creator of the genre of science fiction; wrote in the Gothic subgenre of Romantic literature
Who was Mary Shelley?
Poetic retelling of the Christian story of Adam and Eve as well as the Holy war waged by Lucifer
What is Paradise Lost?
A man who never takes responsibility for his actions
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
The recipient of Captain Walton's letters
Who is his sister, Margaret?
Sit in a field, stare at butterflies, and write poems about flowers
What did the Romantics want to do all day?
Writer who wrote "London, 1802"; best friends with Coleridge
Who is William Wordsworth?
William Blake's symbol for experience, enduring "trial by fire" in order to survive
What is a 'tyger'?
The language spoken by the creature after learning from the De Lacey family
What is French?
"Create a companion for me"
What is the creature's request for Victor?
One of many causes for the Romantic period; signaled a move to cities; caused a huge population boom
What is industrialization?
Writer who influenced Romantics; wrote Paradise Lost, which inspired the Creature in Frankenstein
Who was Milton?
Story in which a sailor killed an albatross, disrespecting nature and bringing consequences on him and all his shipmates; only redeemed after appreciating living creatures
Who was The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
A childhood prize for Victor
Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?
The type of narrative used in Frankenstein
What is a frame?
A collaborative piece between Wordsworth and Coleridge; this is the first true collection of Romantic literature
What is Lyrical Ballads?
Writer of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, which represent the two sides of human experience
Who was William Blake?
The "protagonist" in Paradise Lost.
Who is Satan?
The location in which Victor studies and creates the creature
What is Ingolstadt?
Where Victor journeys alone in order to complete his construction of a female creature
What are the Orkney Islands?
Political party during the Romantic period that feared revolution and the overthrow of their anointed king
What are Conservatives?
Writer who fell prey to his opium addiction
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
Main poetic device used in "London, 1802"
What is apostrophe?