ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815, moving along the river Rhine in Germany, and stopping in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Frankenstein Castle, where, two centuries before, an alchemist had engaged in experiments.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1814, a few days after her 17th birthday, Mary Shelley very likely gazed up at the fortress during the several hours her party spent resting in the town.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1818 edition’s first chapter was expanded as well as split into two different chapters. The 1831 edition had changes made to the origin story of Elizabeth Lavenza. The 1831 edition introduces the concept of galvanism, a power thought to be able to reanimate bodies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Frankenstein was set in the 18th century, at the end of the enlightenment and romanticism period. Enlightenment emphasized reason, analysis, and individualism. Rather than following religious teachings, enlightenment thinkers turned to scientific study and practiced scepticism, similar to Victor Frankenstein.