Frankenstein - The Critics, Context and Quotes

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What does the critic David Punter say Frankenstein commits?
'...the ultimate crime against God.'
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According to the critic Phelps, if Prometheus is actions are morally excusable because they 'benefited mankind' why are Frankenstein's actions morally reprehensible?
Because Frankenstein is an 'enemy of the human principle'
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How does Frankenstein describe Elizabeth?
'The most fragile creature'
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What kind of points would influence a psychoanalytical reading of Frankenstein?
Biographical facts Mary; Frankenstein can be viewed as reflecting Mary Shelley's relationships with her father and with Shelley.
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What did the British Critic have to say in its review of Frankenstein?
...if our authoress can forget the gentleness of her sex, it is no reason why we should; and we shall therefore dismiss the novel without further comment.'
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What did Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley's mother, have to say about passive women?
'soft phrases...a delicacy of sentiment, and refinement of taste, are almost synonymous with epithets of weakness.;
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What does the quote: 'I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain.' reveal about the prevailing philosophies at that time?
It reflects the empirical traddition, which was particularly strong in Britain with the three greatest proponents being John Locke, David Hume and Bishop George Berkeley.
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Which character says: 'I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity'
the creature
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The novel is explored through three concentric circles of narration - who narrates these circles?
Frankenstein, Walton and the Creature
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'The Creature, although initially loving and benevolent, is transformed by his rejection by humanity into a vengeful predator.' - select a quote which best supports this contention
'All men hate the wretched'
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'Frankenstein is a Faustian Overreacher' - how would you expand this point?
Shelley’s use of Milton and the stories of Adam and Eve suggests the forbidden nature of the scientific discoveries that Frankenstein pursues. Like Adam and Eve, he finds himself tempted to reach for the forbidden.
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Who describes Frankenstein as '...the first genuine science fiction novel,'
Clute and Nicholls in 'The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'
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