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Frankenstein

Romantic novel by Mary Shelley

Themes
• Anxiety about science
o Natural philosophy (hybrid) [bunk!]
• Philosophical
• Religious
• Scientific
 Fascination with electricity and magnetism
• Thought that electricity was the key to life
 Intense interest in the origins of life
• Beginning to find fossils and pre-Darwin evolution
• Life and Death (see below)

Romantic Triad

Divine / nature / humanity

Frankenstein is the opposite (upside down triangle).

Prometheus Unbound (Romantic Hero)

Advocate of humanity
Good intentions = happy ending
Suffers, gains wisdom
Wisdom leads to final decision
Isolation leads to redemption of society
Filled with the virtues of sacrifice, love, protection, savior
Hero (particularly to the romantics)

Frankenstein--or The Modern Prometheus

Destroys humanity
Good intentions = dark endings (the road to hell is paved with good intentions)
Suffers, gains wisdom
Wisdom leads...

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Title: Frankenstein Extensive Notes
Approximate word count: 1081
Approximate pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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