The Handmaid’s Tale – using Biblical words wrong – Aunt Lydia’s slogan – “Gilead is within you”- Chapter 5, page 33 – blasphemous, parody of Christ’s words to ‘The Kingdom of God is within you’ – “All flesh is weak.…
Category: Frankenstein
Frankenstein Characters Flashcard Example #82083
Victor Frankenstein -Protagonist/Narrator-Study in Ingolstadt, discovers the secret of life -Creates an intelligent yet grotesque monster-Recoils in horror from his creation -Keeps the monster a secret; feels guilty of his creation -Feels responsible for all actions and crimes of the…
Frankenstein Flashcard Example #55007
The theme of justice. 1. The significance of the characters names: Justine ironically resembles the word justice yet she is treated unfairly, Victor means “conquere” but he fails to speak up for Justine, Elizabeth means “my God is my oath”…
Mary Shelley & Frankenstein Flashcard Example #46682
Interest in the common man Romantics believed in the natural goodness of humans which is hindered by the urban life of civilization. Interest in childhood Romantics believed that the savage is noble, childhood is good, and the emotions inspired by…
Frankenstein Flashcard Example #40569
Who is the author of Frankenstein (first and last name)? Mary ShelleyNOTE: The first publication read “by anonymous” because the publisher didn’t think a book by a female writer would sell. When was Frankenstein first published? Written in 1816 and…
Frankenstein Vocabulary Synonyms and Antonyms Flashcard Example #47479
Wretched The antonym for wretched is happy, comfortable, fortunate, etc. Vivacious The antonym for vivacious is spiritless Unbridled The antonym for Unbridled is restrained Tranquil The antonym for Tranquil is discomposed, or stormy, etc. Revere The antonym for Revere is…
Frankenstein Quiz Flashcard Example #6915
How is science portrayed in Frankenstein? Consider that this book was written in the midst of vast scientific advances and the advent of the Industrial Revolution. Are we living in a similar period today? What contemporary issues seem based on…
Frankenstein Lesson Flashcard Example #43467
In Frankenstein, VIctor Frankenstein may be a brilliant scientist who created on of the most infamous creatures in literature, but in many ways he is also a typical teenager What was perhaps “everything” to the Romantics? expression Which of the…
Frankenstein Chapters 16-24 Flashcard Example #75318
What did the creature do to the cottage when he returned and found that the De Laceys hadmoved out? He set fire to it in a rage. What was the reaction of the man whose daughter was saved from drowning…
Frankenstein (setting) Flashcard Example #73927
Russia Location from which letters are written to Margaret Saville: Walton begins his Arctic expedition from here Geneva Birthplace and home of Frankenstein family; deaths of Caroline, William, Justine, and Alphonse Frankenstein takes place here; Frankenstein first sees the creature…
Frankenstein Chapter 5 Important Quotes Flashcard Example #19387
With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony. Victor prepares to ‘give birth.’ Assonant ‘a’s. I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! — Great God! Victor’s aesthetic expectations compared with reality – and a supplication to the almighty. because…
Frankenstein Lesson 5 Flashcard Example #56850
In Frankenstein, how is the creature injured after saving the girl who falls in the river? He is shot. Which of the following is an antonym for puerile? mature In Frankenstein, with which figure from Paradise Lost does the creature…