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"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley is popular because it is considered one of the earliest Science Fiction novels and explores themes of ambition, morality, and the consequences of playing god. The novel's complex characters and thought-provoking questions about the nature of humanity continue to resonate with readers.
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How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
She was born in 1797, Frankinstein was published in 1818. So Mary Shelley was 21 When she PUBLISHED Frankenstein. She was actually 19 going on 20 when she WROTE it.
How did the monster use Safie's French lessons to his advantage in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
As Safie learns to write and read from the DeLacey's, so, too, does he.
What is the social and historical context of Frankenstein?
Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley and is considered as a romantic/gothic novel. The romantics believed that nature on its own had done the best of work and that to alter it was to corrupt it. This is different from Mary Shelley's dad's view, author William Godwin, who believed that the perfectibility of Man was obvious and that god maybe was not so benine. This was a more gnostic view, and it is surprising that Mary Shelley went against that at the early age of 17.
What scientific question does Mary Shelley most clearly address with her story Frankenstein?
Just because a scientific advance can be made, it it morally right to do so? ~Apex
In Frankenstein why was the love affair between Mary wollstonecraft godwin and Percy bysshe Shelley so scandalous?
Because they where sister and brother even though she was adopted it was scandalous
What did Alphonse Frankenstein believed caused his son's depression in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
He believed that Victor was depressed because he was going to marry Elizabeth because his mother told him that he should do so, but was really in love with some other girl.
Why was frankeinstein written?
Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley in 1818 as a response to a challenge to write a ghost story. The novel explores themes of ambition, science, and the consequences of playing God. Shelley was influenced by the scientific advancements of the time, particularly in the field of electricity, and sought to examine the ethical implications of unchecked scientific experimentation.
What actors and actresses appeared in Me So Lonely - 2009?
The cast of Me So Lonely - 2009 includes: Rachael Ferris as Igora Edward Hightower as Dr. Victor Frankenstein Georgina Retelas as Mary Shelley
When did Victor Frankenstein was born and die?
Mary Shelley intentionally left the dates vague to promote the idea of mystery and gothic themes, and to make it so you couldn't pinpoint right when he lived.
What happend to Mary wollstone that inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley is the daughter of Mary Wollstone. From what I understand she was influenced by the scientific revolution specifically the use of electostimulation on dead specimens which seemed to come alive (we had no idea that the body used electricity to move), and also by a nightmare where she dreamed of the monster. Her mother died just after her birth so she would not have known her directly.
Was Mary Shelley's monster based partly on the Biblical Job?
Mary wrote this at a weekend stay over with a few friends. She was seventeen or eighteen at the time. Frankenstein was subtitled "A Modern Prometheus", so there were some allusions to Greek mythology, but Job, I don't see it.
Why did Victor's wife Elizabeth Lavenza Frankenstein die in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?
He ripped her heart out in the movie Mary Shelly's Frankenstein In the actual book the monster strangled her on her bed.
