As Harold bloom describes it in Frankenstein Blooms notes "The next letter, written on August 13th, begins with another declaration of Walton's great affection for his new "guest," a man for whom he feels both respect and compassion, one who spoke affectively and artfully.... She was murders at her wedding night as the monsters revenge....
Is it true that the monster is treacherous? Walton says that Victor showed letters and that W. saw the monster, to lend credibility to the story. Victor had thought to be useful, but without due consideration to values. Epic hero: "the greatness of his fall." Victor's speech: we do something not bec...
Hawthorne notes, "she saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror in which she had been wont to gaze at it." ... "He kept vigils, likewise, night after night. . . . sometimes, viewing his own face in a looking glass, by the most powerful light which he could throw upon it." ...
In foreshadowing the birth of the creature, the weather was described as being "a dreary night" with "the rain pattered dismally against the panes". ... It is important to note that the setting in the novel is very much concerned with nature and how it reflects the characters. ...
Pontellier returns home from his night out and awakens Edna, claiming that one of their sons had a fever. ... This sends Edna out into the night to cry. ... Edna notes that it felt good to wake up in a bed that had a "sweet country odor of laurel."" ...
William Wordsworth was one of the strongest romantic poets in the English Language of his time. Born in April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, United Kingdom William Wordsworth was a poet of Sublime, of the transcending striving that is a vital part of the human legacy. After his mother's death in 1778 he w...
As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SC...
As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SC...
