There are the romantic thoughts expressed about the unknown and the undiscovered. ... In recent times prior to the Romantic period, monsters were rare. ... Later she would be acknowledged as one of the great female romantic writers of her time. ... But she was a true romantic in the way in which she thought outside the box and thought in her own way. She had an imagination and a desire for change which made her a great romantic writer. ...

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The Romantic era stressed the belief that nature is good, since they believed that God could be found in everything on the earth. ... [Shelley 80] Romantics believed that every person was born naturally good, but society corrupts the person and makes him bad. ... The authors of the Romantic era had an idea of themselves as creators. ... More people were able to read, but could not understand all of the allusions of the highly educated Romantic writers. ... This was significant since Germany was the center of the Romantic Movement. ...

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Romantic writer Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein conforms to these conventional "classic" Gothic traits as well as to the modern conceptions of what is considered as Gothic. ... However, its concerns with radical social reform, along with the workings of the imagination and an interest in nature, Frankenstein identifies itself as a classic Gothic novel with important links to the Romantic movement. ... This aspect links the Gothicism of the novel to the Romantic period, a period closely related with nature. ... Victor's action is the result of the "working imagination", an aspe...

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For the romantics Prometheus became a symbol of man's resistance and rebellion against political despotism. ... Mary Shelly's Frankenstein combines characteristics of the mythological hero with those of the Romantic one. ... Like the Romantic Prometheus, he does so by manipulating science and thus resisting traditional authority, especially that of the church. ...

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Bibliotherapy of the Creature I saw a creature, naked, bestial, which, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, and ate of it. I said, "Is it good friend?" "It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it because it is bitter and because it is my heart." - Stephen ...

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In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the Creature is described by society as a heartless fiend capable of unleashing havoc due to his grim, horrific appearance, and is often dubbed as a monster. However, the true definition of a monster is one who commits malicious acts for personal gain and ...

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 Gothic literature explores the natural human sensation of helplessness in the face of the unknown. By comparing Frankenstein with at least one other Gothic text, discuss this view of Gothic literature.' In the novels 'Frankenstein' and 'The Woman in Black' helplessness in the face ...

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