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Mary Shelley got the idea for Frankenstein from an?

nightmare.


Mary Shelley got the idea for Frankenstein from?

a nightmare...APexx


Where was Mary Shelley when she got her idea for the story Frankenstein?

She was at Lord Byron's house telling ghost stories!


Where did Mary Shelley get the idea of a person creating a life form?

Mary Shelley got the idea for her novel "Frankenstein" from a dream she had while staying at Lord Byron's house. The dream inspired her to write a story about a scientist who creates new life through artificial means.


Where did Mary Shelley get the basic idea for her novel Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley got the basic idea for her novel "Frankenstein" during a trip to Switzerland, where she and others engaged in a ghost story writing contest. The idea was inspired by discussions about reanimation and the nature of life taking place at the time.


What age was Mary Shelley when she got married?

Mary Shelley married to Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816


Was Percy Shelly related to Mary Shelley?

Yes, Percy Shelley was Mary Shelley's husband. They were both prominent figures in the Romantic literary movement during the 19th century.


How old was Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley at death?

She Died Of puerperal fever 10 days after she had her daughter Mary Shelley, so she died in 1797.


How did Mary Shelley come up with Frankenstein?

She was on holiday with a professor and her husband, when the said that they would have a ghost story competition. After many days and weeks of having no ideas, she finally got her inspiration. In a waking dream, she saw a student kneeling over the corpse of a half-alive creation, and starts in horror when the corpse is animated and comes to life. Additionally it is said that when she awoke in the middle of the night, her room was bathed in moonlight, and so that became a major part of the allusion to the moon (and lunacy, which derives its name from 'moon') from that night as well. Later, scientist calculated whether or not the moon would have actually been shining into her room that night, and concluded that it would have been; thus further confirming the legend of the inspiration for Frankenstein.


Who named Frankenstein?

Victor Frankenstein created the being in the novel by Mary Shelley (or Mary Wollstoncraft as she was at the time), which she commenced to write in response to a challenge by Lord Byron on a wet holiday in Germany.It is believed that Mary got the name Frankenstein from a nearby castle, Burg Frankenstein, which was actually occupied at one time by a real "mad scientist" , Johann Dippel, who might have provided Mary with her inspiration.Franken is the German word for Franconia, an area of southern Germany and stein the German word for stone.It is said that Dr. Frankenstein made a moster of body parts and organs from dead people.some HAVE SUGGESTED THAT Dr. Frankenstein'S CHARACTER NAME WAS INSPIRED BY Benjamin Franklin EXPERIMENT WITH KITES & LIGHTING.maybe ? yes maybe No.


Which contextual theme would Mary Shelleys society find relevant to their lives?

The answer I got is: Pushing the boundaries of science in search of personal glory is dangerous.


Where did Mary Shelley and her husband elope?

Because the man she was in love with, Percy Shelley, was already married. Percy and Mary only got married once Percy's first wife died, she commited suicide.