Frankenstein Webquest

Name______

Use the following links to search and find the answers for the following questions. You may type your answers and print them out, or write the answers on a piece of paper. You are permitted to work with a partner since you will all want to share anywayJ This is due today!

*FYI- “Galvanism” is defined in biology as the contraction of a muscle that is stimulated by an electric current. In physics and chemistry, it is the induction of electrical current from a chemical reaction, typically between two chemicals with differing electronegativities.”

http://www.online-literature.com/shelley_mary/

1.  Who were the two men that discussed “galvanism,” which inspired Mary’s novel?

2.  Finish this sentence: “Man’s obsession with perfection can ultimately end

in ______.”

3.  Both Mary and her husband Percy were advocates of

______and ______.

4.  Mary started writing Frankenstein when she was 18 in the year .

http://www.lordalford.com/frankenstein/frankenstein.htm

5.  5. “The novel begins with ______written by Robert

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7.  Walton to his ______.”

6. “Eventually, Walton winds up in the ______circle and picks

up ______who relates his story to Captain Walton.”

7. According to the family tree on this website, who are Alphonse’s and Caroline’s biological children?

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8. According to the same family tree, who are Alphonse’s and Caroline’s

adopted children?

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9. Describe Mary Shelley’s “waking nightmare” in two sentences or more (left hand column in italics).

10. Describe the creepy thing that Mary Shelley does with Percy’s heart (left hand column)?

11.Name 4 themes listed for the novel.

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12. Name 4 elements of a Gothic Novel (left hand column).

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13. What is an alternative title for Frankenstein (right hand column)?

14. Why was Prometheus punished and HOW?

15. What country is Ingolstadt located?

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2584123392/nm0000472

16. Scan through the 88 movie pictures of Boris Karloff (playing Frankenstein). Pick one picture and describe in three sentences why its image is frightening and/or ominous.

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