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The Gothic Novel

The Gothic Novel. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Gothic Novel. Romantics loved the idea of being terrified Eerie and supernatural tales popular Goal: “to make the readers’ blood run cold” Mary Shelley’s intention in her intro . A “little gothick Castel.”. Horace Walpole’s castle

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The Gothic Novel

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  1. The Gothic Novel Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

  2. Gothic Novel • Romantics loved the idea of being terrified • Eerie and supernatural tales popular • Goal: “to make the readers’ blood run cold” • Mary Shelley’s intention in her intro

  3. A “little gothick Castel.” • Horace Walpole’s castle • Rustic irregularity • Quirky battlements (fortifications for battle) • Overgrown landscaping • Gloriously imperfect • Left in ruins, make it more suitable for the gothic style

  4. Illustration: Walpole’s Castle

  5. Photo: Walpole’s Castle

  6. Making Monsters • Walpole uses home to inspire ghost stories • The Castle of Otranto horror elements illustrate royal family collapse • Home & Writing inspired new genre • Gothic architecture reflected wild, unpredictable aspects of nature • Parallel to human aspirations & failures

  7. Exploring Unseen Evils • Allowed people of age to express sense of helplessness • Revolutions abroad • Industrial revolution • Economic change • Share the age’s suffering, injustice & unseen evils Left: child labor Right: French Revolution

  8. Birth of Frankenstein • Mary Shelley biography • Author’s introduction to the novel • Provide key points

  9. Frankenstein • Plot: protagonist desires to discover the secret of life and ends up creating a monster • Setting: Geneva, Swiss Alps, Ingolstadt, England and Scotland, Arctic • Point of view: Shifts between characters—Robert Walton, Frankenstein, monster

  10. Frankenstein’s Journey

  11. Swiss Alps& The Beauty of Nature

  12. Frankenstein’s Characters • Victor Frankenstein • The monster • Robert Walton • Elizabeth Lavenza • Henry Clerval • Justine Moritz • Alphonse Frankenstein • William Frankenstein Frankenstein’s CREATURE

  13. Themes, Motifs, Symbols Themes • Dangerous Knowledge • Influence of Nature • Identity of Man vs. Monster • Destructive force of secrecy • Complexity of Storytelling • Inability to control creation • Importance of Friendship Motifs • Passive Women • Abortion Symbols • Light & Fire

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