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Horror
The suspense and thrills of danger and the unknown are greatly leveraged in this genre of literature. Frankenstein is one of the earliest novels to set the stage and many of these literary classics have been adapted for the screen.
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What country was Victor Frankenstein born in?
Read the book!
Victor Frankenstein is not a doctor.
He was born and raised in Geneva Switzerland.
He went to the University of Ingostadt in Switzerland where he creates the "monster". At this time, Victor is a student of "natural philosophy", which involves chemistry and other science.
Also of note:
Victor Frankenstein is the creator of the monster, which is called the "creature" for much of the time in the novel.
The creature has no name.
Does the Ellen Rimbauer mansion still stand?
There is no Ellen Rimbauer mansion. Ellen Rimbauer is a fictional character from Stephen King's Rose Red. She is not a real person, and never was a real person.
The Winchester Mansion in California is the real life mansion that gave Stephen King the idea. Sarah Winchester's husband invented the Winchester rifle; Sarah became convinced that the ghosts of the people killed by her husband's gun were haunting her, and would not stop haunting her unless she built a great big house for them. She believed that as long as she continued building the mansion, the ghosts would let her live. Since the "ghosts" told her how to build the house, it was constructed using some very kooky building plans. It has staircases that lead to nowhere, shelves that are 11 inches deep and therefore useless, another staircase that is nine feet high with steps two inches high, and many other oddities. See the Related Link below for more information about the Winchester Mystery House, as it is called.
And yes, the Winchester Mystery House is still standing.
Who is the master of horror stories?
If you mean old school horror then that would probably be Edgar Allen Poe. If you mean modern writers then that would more likely be Stephen King.
I would also consider Clive Barker to be one of the modern masters of horror, and H.P. Lovecraft to be one of the masters of old school horror.
What novel was written by Mary Shelley at the age of 19?
Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was nineteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.
What are the themes in Dracula?
She [Violetta Valery] meets Alfredo Germont and they fall in love. His father [Giorgio Germont] totally disapproves as she is a courtesan. While she feels she cannot break off her relationship with Alfredo because she loves him so much, Giorgio pleads with her for the sake of his family to do so and she finally agrees. She is terminally ill with consumption and at the end his father, regretting what he has done, comes with a doctor. But it is all too late and Violetta dies in Alfredo's arms. The opera is based on the novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas jr that was published in 1848.
What Dracula did for a living?
Dracula's wealth was from estates and investments. Thus, he didn't have to work. This freed up his time for enslaving beautiful girls, trapping investment bankers, and incurring the wrath of doctors.
Dr. Frankestein never had any children. He was engaged to marry Elizabeth but the monster killed her.
How many people did Dracula kill?
20,000 men, women, and children and tortured people by ordering them to be skinned, boiled, decapitated, blinded, strangled, hanged, burned, roasted, hacked, nailed, buried alive, stabbed, etc. He also cut off noses, ears, sexual organs and limbs
What books should Frankenstein's creature have read?
Frankenstein did not read the books. It was the 'monster.' But the four books were Paradise Lost, a volume of Plutarch's Lives, the Sorrows of Werter, and I guess you could consider the fourth to be Volney's Ruins of Empires. (Found in Chapter 12 & 15)
How was Dracula eventually killed?
Count Dracula was eventually tracked down by all of the gang and was killed by Quincey Morris and Jonathan Harker. Quincey drove a stake though his heart, while Jonathan cut off Dracula's head simultaneously.
What are some examples of paraphrase in literature?
* myopic * taciturn * barnacle * ameliorate * precipice * lollerskates
What did Walton and the crew see in the novel Frankenstein?
Walton does develop great affection for Frankenstein. but one of brotherly love. Frankenstein poses as a gift to Walton from god in the sense that Frankenstein helps Walton realise that his obsession with discovering the magnetic north pole, shouldn't be something to take over his life and cloud his sense of rationality. i believe that Walton develops a feeling of gratitude towards Frankenstein for giving him insight to the place where he possibly could have ended up if he let himself be a slave to his passions.
Why was the creature anxious to learn how to talk In Mary Shelly Frankenstein?
He really wanted to communicate with the DeLacey family (the cottagers he was watching and helping).
Which Shakespeare play has the phrase 'he hath eaten me out of house and home'?
This is an incorrect quotation. The words "you" and "me" are not interchangeable, as you can clearly see in the sentence "I would like to see my wages paid to you." as opposed to "I would like to see my wages paid to me."
The correct quotation appears in Henry IV Part 2, Act 2, Scene 1. Hostess Quickly comments "He hath eaten me out of house and home, he hath put all my substance into that fat belly of his: but I will have some of it out again, or I will ride thee a-nights like the mare." She is referring, of course, to Falstaff.
In the book it seems unlikely, although the three female vampires have been referred to as Dracula's "brides".
However, the the 1922 film of Dracula, the storyline was changed. Dracula had a wife Elizabeta, who killed herself after being informed wrongly that Dracula had been killed. Mina Harker is shown to be the reincarnation of Elizabeta in this adaptation.
Difference between science fiction and horror?
They're both fiction, but easiest is probably to say that Lord of the Rings is a typical example of Fantasy, while Star Wars is a typical example of Science Fiction.
- More magic than rockets = fantasy
- More rockets than magic = sci-fi
- Elves and dragons = Fantasy
- Aliens and robots = Sci-Fi
In Frankenstein's play script by Philip Pullman what is the events of the play?
The Creature frightens an old man and is chased from a village.
The Creature carefully observes a family in its cottage.
The Creature murders Frankenstein's brother.
The Creature asks Frankenstein to create a companion for it.
What was the movie where a girl casts a love spell dies and comes back for revenge?
I think you are talking about the movie 'Jennifer's Body'. In this movie Megan Fox is in a lead role along with one other girl(don't know name). Megan Fox is killed by her fellow schoolmates and she returned as a very hot witch.
How many Darren shan films will there be?
There is a film but it isn't out yet, but here are some realise dates for some different country's.
{| ! Country ! Date | Hungary 22 October 2009 Russia 22 October 2009 UK 23 October 2009 USA23 October 2009 Netherlands 5 November 2009 Germany26 November 2009 Denmark 12 February 2010 Sweden 12 February 2010 Finland 19 February 2010 Norway 19 February 2010 Spain 19 March 2010 Turkey 19 March 2010 Brazil 26 March 2010 |}
Is Children of the Corn based on a true story?
No, Children of the Corn is not based on a true story. It's based on the short story by Stephen King. It's fiction.
What is Frankenstein's tragic flaw in Frankenstein?
he wasn't blamed at all because only victor new about him
Where was sweeney todd filmed?
The 2007 movie was filmed at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, which is 20 minutes outside the city of London.
However, I have no idea where other movie versions of Sweeney were filmed (1936 Tod Slaughter one and 2006 BBC one)
What to name a haunted house story?
You writing a story or something?
Basically: You describe them as dark, gloomy places. Perhaps you can say that the character heard a creak or something. Just think of it like you're in it, and describe your surroundings.
