PPT-Frankenstein Horror, Monsters, Mary Shelley, and the Romantics

Horror Stories What scares us Why Think about the scariest movie youve ever seenwhat made it scary What is the scariest monster in filmbooks gtWhat makes the monster scary Why do we seem to take pleasure in scaring ourselves . Frankenstein. Modern World Literatures. Royal Institution . Lectures, . 1801. Quarterly . Review. , 18 (1818): 457-8, . on . Arctic exploration:. “[Such] expeditions may fail in the main object of the arduous enterprise; but they can scarcely fail in being the means of extending the sphere of human knowledge ... ‘Knowledge is power’; and we may safely commit to the stream of time the beneficial results of its irresistible influence.” . 1792. Percy . Bysshe Shelley Born. Percy . Bysshe Shelley is born in Horsham, England. He is the first of seven children of the Whig Parliamentarian Sir Timothy Shelley and his wife Elizabeth . Pilfold. Mary. . Shelley . And . Romanticism . Mary Shelley. Born Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797. Mother: Mary Wollstonecraft. Father: William Godwin. Published her 1. st. poem when she was 10 years old. Spent much of her teen years writing in Scotland. Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. Wrote . Frankenstein . when she was only 18. Published anonymously. Both parents were famous writers.. Marriage to Percy Shelley, a famous poet . “Romantic beyond romance.”. Frankenstein. “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” . ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” . Who is Robert Walton? What is he searching for? What is his attitude toward his quest? What do these details suggest to you about his character?. In this letter to his sister, what does Walton say he longs for? Why do you think Walton feels lonely even though he is on board a ship with a full crew?. Frankenstein. . The Gothic Novel. Frankenstein. is by no means the first Gothic novel. Instead, this novel is a compilation of Romantic and Gothic elements combined into a singular work with an unforgettable story. . Frankenstein. The Origin of Modern Psychology And . Thematic Biography. Mary Godwin Shelley . 1797-1851. Mary Shelley’s Mother: . Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797). Mary Wollstonecraft. Author of . A Vindication of the Rights of Women . 1.. . Frankenstein. has many elements of a horror story. What strategies and devices does Shelley use to make the story scary? How does Shelley go beyond the usual horror story elements to focus on characters and the differences between their behaviors, beliefs and values?. Reminders. If Mrs. Coates is writing you a recommendation and you are NOT using the Common App, you need to provide ME an addressed, stamped envelope for each college, and I will give them to her.. Frankenstein. Mary Shelley’s Background information. Born in England on August 30. th. 1797. Her mother, also named Mary, died shortly after giving birth to her. Raised by her father. Both parents were established writers with radical beliefs for the time. :. Frankenstein. Belongs in . the . Canon. Marsha Law, M. S. Ed.. CORE Academy, June 2015. marshalaw3@gmail.com. “I think most readers will agree that . Frankenstein. really is a good novel, both scary and . © . 2012 Wendy . O’Sullivan dba High Yield Lessons. These materials are protected by copyright law. For each purchased copy of this work,. a limited license is granted allowing use to one teacher for use with that teacher’s class(. Frankenstein FRAMED naRRATIVE Elaine C. Lauren N. Tania C.  N'Dea  W.  Framed Narrative:  Serves as a companion story to the main story within the story Often in the form of letters Often introductory