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In Mary Shelley's story, Viktor Frankenstein himself is represented as a modern Prometheus because he too is fascinated by electricity/lightning and its ability to give birth to a new creature. In Prometheus's case, this creature is man, while for Frankenstein this creature is a “monster” brought back from the dead.

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The myth of Prometheus - Iseult Gillespie

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--> intolerance
--> isolation
--> revenge; Revenge does not just consume the monster, however. It also consumes Victor, the victim of the monster's revenge.

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--> the legal system; although there is a clear legal system in place, it is evident that it is less than perfect
--> personal justice
--> collective justice; Shelley shows the reader that sometimes the needs of a collective group must outweigh the desires of an individual person.

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--> scientific experimentation; Shelley shows that more modern scientific practice can be hazardous precisely because it works and that in the hand of someone obsessive  scientific experimentation can pose real dangers
--> language development; the Monster has to learn language as a child would do
--> geographical discovery; remote regions of the globe (Walton)

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The Arctic seafarer whose letters open and close Frankenstein. Walton picks the bedraggled Victor Frankenstein up off the ice, helps nurse him back to health, and hears Victor’s story. He records the incredible tale in a series of letters addressed to his sister.

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Intelligent and sensitive, the Monster attempts to integrate himself into human social patterns, but all who see him shun him. His feeling of abandonment compels him to seek revenge against his creator.

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He is the main character of the novel. He is a scientist obsessed with the combination of alchemy and chemistry in relation to dead organisms. Victor discovers the secret of life and creates an intelligent but grotesque monster, from whom he recoils in horror.

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MARY SHELLEY, UN AMORE IMMORTALE - Trailer Italiano Ufficiale - dal 29 agosto al cinema

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Mary Shelley: A Biography | Frankenstein | National Theatre at Home

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it was a part of series of experiments;

Dolly was cloned on 5th july 1996;

Dolly was important because she was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell;

She had shorter telomeres because she was cloned by adult cells, so we can say that Dolly was biologically older than her actual age;

In 2000 she was infected by a virus and had cancer. She died in 2003 by euthanization.

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1818 → Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus;
1823 → Valperga; or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca;
1826 → The Last Man;
1830 → The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck, A Romance;
1835 → Lodore;
1891 → Tales and Stories;
1959 →  Mathilda.

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley looks at what happens when one man decides to play God. His actions ultimately lead to his own downfall.

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The term refers to stories that combine elements from horror and Romanticism;

The plot is rich in suspense,  mystery and evokes feelings of fear. The atmosphere is directly contribute to the feeling of fear (dark forests, mountain regions, fog, storms and creepy location);

There are inexplicable, supernatural events (ghosts...);

The protagonists are always the antihero , they have monstrous elements and their doom is foreshadowed;

Gothic works often include women who suffer from a villain.

The feelings in gothic novels are: sadness, oppression and loneliness.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1go3yGQbDXcVkr-fA9DNk7R2J1Rp6Eg2_NQu-wzLmDEk/edit?usp=sharing

Mary Shelley was born in 1797 and died in London in 1851. She had a life rich of struggled and passion. She met a lot of writers and philosopher thanks to her dad, and one of them became her husband, Percy Byssche Shelley.

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The period which extends from 1798 to 1837 is known as “Romantic Age”. The Romantic Age is marked by three important historical events:
- the American Revolution (1775 – 1783);
- the French Revolution (1789 – 1799);
- the Napoleonic War (1796 – 1815).
The Romantic poet recognize the great modification occurred after the Industrial Revolution, they realize their inadequacy in representing the society to which they belong and so they become aware of man’s unhappiness.

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Many of the key characters in the novel are part of the Frankenstein family or connected to the family in some way. This contrasts with the Monster who has no natural family or friends and whose horrific appearance makes it difficult to form any sort of relationship.

Minor characters

Alphonse Frankenstein (Victor's father)

Caroline Beaufort/Frankenstein (Victor's mother)

Ernest Frankenstein (Victor's younger brother)

William Frankenstein (Victor's youngest brother)

Justine Moritz

Professor Kempe

Professor Waldman

The De Lacey Family and Safie

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Frankenstein - Characters overview - Characters - AQA - GCSE English Literature Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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Many of the key characters in the novel are part of the Frankenstein family or connected to the family in some way. This contrasts with the Monster who has no natural family or friends and whose horrific appearance makes it difficult to form any sort of relationship.