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7.  Significant historical background (from 1818-1851) - How is Frankenstein a reflection of the time?

Frankenstein was set in the 18th century, at the end of the enlightenment and romanticism period.

http://www.st-thomas-more.net/assets/Knowledge-Organisers/English-Literature-KS4/Frankenstein/Frankenstein-Context.pdf

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5.  What is Gothic Romanticism? Famous authors/words?
Is a genre of of literature that combines fiction, horror, the supernatural and romance. It was popular in the 18th and 19th century.
Words used are paranormal, erie and uncanny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction

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6. Why did Mary M Shelley choose to write Frankestein as a "Ghost Story"
Mary decided to write Frankestein as a ghost sotry because she imagined a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein#:~:text=husband%20Percy%20B.-,Shelley.,by%20what%20he%20had%20made.

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4.  What are the literary qualities that comprise Gothic Literature?

Some qualities in Gothic Literature are setting in a castle, An atmosphere of mystery and suspense, An ancient prophecy, Omens, portents, visions, supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events, High, even overwrought emotion, Women in distress, Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, and tyrannical male, and the metonymy of gloom and horror.

https://www.sgasd.org/cms/lib/PA01001732/Centricity/Domain/553/Frankenstein%20Gothic%20and%20Romantic%20Notes.pdf

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2. Who was Mary M Shelley (1818-1851)
She was raised by her father, as her mother died during birth. Who provided her with a rich education.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

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3.  Was Mary W. Shelley identified as a Romantic writer? How?

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, which became her most famous work that embodied Romanticism

https://commons.marymount.edu/571sp17/2018/05/13/analysis-of-romanticism-in-frankenstein-through-digital-tools/

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1. Who was Mary M Shelley (1797-1817)
Mary Shelley was born on August 30 1797. She was a english novelist who wrote the gothic novel Frankestein. Also edited and promoted the works of her husband.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley