How is Frankenstein romantic novel?

Answer 1

I will make you the good real answer, sorry wiki, The rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open. This is the answer to the following question: Which excerpt best identifies Frankenstein as a Gothic novel

(If I am wrong tell me in the comments below)

Answer 2

The novel is "Gothic" in several ways:

It tells several stories within a story (Captain Walton->Frankenstein->The Creation->Felix and Safie).

The setting of Frankenstein is dark, gloomy, and menacing which reflects the novel's mood.

The story is full of supernatural terror and has an atmosphere of mysterious Horror, which is also common of a gothic novel.

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Answer 3

Everything about Frankenstein is reflectant of the Romantic era. Romanticism was a movement which deviated from the classical writing, which emphasized realism and real issues. Romanticists believed in the focus of, for instance, emotions such as love, horror, sorrow, et cetera. If you think of logical/rational versus emotional/irrational, the latter would best reflect the romantic era. Considering that the story is about a monster that terrifies people and has those emotional undertones, it's a sort of self-evident example of romanticism.

Answer 4

Before discussing Frankenstein, I think we must outline some of the most important elements of Romanticism. First, Romanticism emphasized the limits of reason and the power of emotion. Second, it also advocated the uniqueness and subjectivity of individual experience (the Romantics regarded the mind as a source of imagination and creativity). Now, since emotion was emphasized and women were commonly believed to be emotional figures at the time, women also played an important role in Romanticism. Since Romanticism valued the emotional as creative, women were seen to be intuitive beings. Taking the part about women playing a more important role, Mary Shelley herself was a female writer. She wrote Frankenstein as a competition between Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley (two close companions, the latter of which she later married). The very prospect that Shelley, a woman, is allowed to participate in such competitions with men represents acknowledgement of women having the same human nature as men. About the limits of reason and power of emotion, Frankenstein the novel is a total representation of emotion, and hardly any reason. Frankenstein the monster turns against his creator's family because he has the emotion of loneliness after his creator abandons him. Victor Frankenstein tears up the female monster that the monster had asked him to create out of a surge of repulsion (another emotion). Most actions in the novel are based off of emotion. The uniqueness and subjectivity of human experience can be shown in how the monster educates himself. He educates himself out in nature, learning language from his creator's diaries as well as the French Revolutionaries' household. He had no form of learning imposed on him, his mind did all the work for him.

Answer 5

its a romantic novel because it shows the love of Victor and Elizebeth and how the monster wants love and affection from his creator. Frankenstein didn't give him the love he shpuld have, so why should he have loved ones? Also, it was written in the Romantic Era, which is an era where art was more emotional and spiritual, rather then logical, which is why it is sometimes referred to as a Romantic book.

Answer 6

She is a typical romantic character because she is the perfect woman, she waits around for Victor and even writes him long letters in one of the earlier chapters. She is also kind of a "romantic" character because Victor views her as a spring leaf in the summer breeze, and this just goes back to both the "typical" and non typical romantic aspect of the book...

Answer 7

The dangerous pursuit of knowledge: Romanticism was a reaction against the Industrial Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment, valuing emotion and nature over scoence and reason. Frankenstein's pursuit of knowledge through galvanism was dangerous, and led to him being hunted by the monster.

Reference to Greek mythology: The title: "Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus" alludes to the Prometheus of Greek mythology (Greek/Roman mythology is a common Romantic theme), who sought knowledge and stole fire from the gods. He was punished (by being chained to a rock and having his liver ripped from his body every day). Frankenstein also sought knowledge and decided to play God, as Prometheus did when he stole the gods' fire, creating a monster that punished him by murdering the people that he loves.

Nature and its ability to heal and enlighten: This is visible in the (very Romantic) language. At one point, the monster says that the moon 'enlightened' his path rather than just lighting it. Also, the scene in which Frankenstein escapes to the mountains to heal (before the monster arrives).

Emotion over reason: This can be linked to the Gothic idea of insatiable curiousity. Frankenstein's actions are controlled by his emotions and he doesn't think things through, eg. on his wedding night he leaves his wife alone because he loves and fears for her, without thinking that the monster would instead attack her.

Answer 8

Distinctions must be made between the romantic genre and the romantic period.

The Romantic genre is a story with a lot of romance in it. Frankenstein is not one of these.

The Romantic period refers to a certain time in the arts where there were new emphasis placed on Art, Music, and literature. Mary Shelley is one of these authors.

The Romantic Movement is one of the most important literary periods in history; affecting the literature, music, and art of the period. It encouraged spontaneity, and acting with emotions, not common sense.

Throughout the course of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses many elements of the Romantic ideal to create a compelling story. Through foreshadowing, irony, and emotion, and by the use of powerful themes and language, she weaves a tragic, timeless, and Romantic tale.

Several important romantic themes and ideas are presented in Frankenstein. Like nature plays an important role in Frankenstein. From the novel's opening, the importance of the reader getting a sense of physical place is established by situating the text within a particular environment, the qualities of which will both mirror and contradict the inner states of the main characters.