Frankenstein (Prentice Hall)

Page 576 - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

1. When was Mary Shelley born? When did she die?

2. What was Mary Shelley's reason for writing Frankenstein?

3. What year was Frankenstein first published?

4. Who was Mary Shelley's mother? What was she famous for writing?

5. Who was Shelley's father? What was his occupation?

6. What was the name of Mary Shelley's husband?

7. How many more novels did Mary Shelley produce in addition to Frankenstein?

8. What was Frankenstein the first of many works to explore?

Page 576 - Background for Understanding

9. During which era did Mary Shelley write Frankenstein?

10. According to Greek mythology, who was Prometheus?

11. What is Frankenstein about? What was the story's original title?

Page 577 - Literature and Your Life

12. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?

13. Which character does the title of the story refer to?

Page 577 - Literary Focus

14. Why type of literature is Frankenstein a classic example of?

15. During which century did Gothic literature emerge?

16. What type of buildings are Gothic stories usually set in?

Page 577 - Vocabulary

Using the glossary on page 1211, define the following words:

17. Appendage

18. Ungenial

19. Acceded

20. Platitude

21. Phantasm

22. Incitement

Page 579 - Introduction to Frankenstein

1. What does Shelley use the introduction to recall and write about?

2. Where was she visiting when she wrote the story? Who was with her?

3. Why did Shelley's family, along with Lord Byron, have to spend so much time indoors?

Page 580 - Introduction to Frankenstein

4. Whose idea was it that everyone would write a ghost story?

5. What does the "tomb of the Capulets" refer to?

Page 582 - Introduction to Frankenstein

6. What did Shelley want her story to speak to?

7. According to the footnotes, what is galvanism?

8. How are the eyes of Frankenstein's monster described?

Page 583 - Introduction to Frankenstein

9. What sentence did Shelley use to start her story?

10. Who encouraged her to make the story longer?

Check Your Comprehension

11. What is Shelley referring to when she says, "I have not seen these stories since then, but there incidents are as fresh in my mind..."?

12. Why did the "illustrious poets...relinquish their ungenial task"?

13. What provided the author with her inspiration for Frankenstein?

14. What did Shelley think she needed to do in order to write a successful ghost story?