LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE GOTHIC NOVEL
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Which statement best summarizes the parallel between Frankenstein and Prometheus?
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Both were successful because they followed the laws of nature.
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Both refused to use science to do innovative work.
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Both worked collaboratively.
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Both suffered for their attempt to do divine work.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Frankenstein is a Gothic novel in that it employs mystery, secrecy, and unsettling psychology to tell the story of Victor Frankenstein’s doomed monster.
Detailed explanation-2: -Professor John Mullan examines the origins of the Gothic, explaining how the genre became one of the most popular of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the subsequent integration of Gothic elements into mainstream Victorian fiction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Explanation: Supernatural beings are not a common element of Gothic Literature.
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