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Shelley’s mother

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Pioneer radical feminist who died shortly after birth from poisoning

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Shelley’s father

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William Godwin political philosopher- radical friends including lord Byron and Thomas Paine

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The modern Prometheus

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Myth illustrates the acquisition of knowledge and power can bring about tragedy and self destruction- Frankenstein’s original title

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Romanticism

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Concerned with nature and human feelings
Revolt and self self expression- victor revolts against order of nature
Concern for outcasts

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Women at the time

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Submissive
Lacked education
Domestic
Abuse of the female body- victor destroys female creature- chooses to make male first- influence of Adams and eve- paradise lost

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Class and justice

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Prominent in the character of Justine

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Electro chemistry and re animation

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Vermicelli pasta successfully animated

Galvani demonstrated that dead animal tissue could be re animated using electricity

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Shelley didn’t like radicalism

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Percey is reflected in the text as a genius who is unable to see the flaws in his nature
French Revolution
Industrial revolution- brought the power of science to attention and questions religion

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Shelly resented society as it rejected outcasts

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William Godwin outcast and called a monster for his love of science and rejection over religion
Shown with the representation of the creature

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Associations with creation and death

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3/4 of Shelley’s childhood died- she dreamt she managed to rub one of them back to life- idea of re animation

Mary Wollstonecraft died from birth poisoning

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Revolution

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French and industrial