ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How old was Mary when she eloped with Percy?
A
15
B
16
C
18
D
20
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aged 16, Mary eloped to Europe with Percy Bysshe Shelley. Do you think she realised how this decision would change her life unalterably?

Detailed explanation-2: -At the age of 16, Mary eloped to Italy with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who praised ‘the irresistible wildness & sublimity of her feelings’. Each encouraged the other’s writing, and they married in 1816 after the suicide of Shelley’s wife.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mary tried her best to maintain a normal lifestyle despite a sickly pregnancy but it is rumored that during this time Percy began an affair with Claire.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Godwin and Percy Shelley eloped because her father was trying to keep them apart and they were in love. Mary was just 16 years old.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mary Shelley is said to have lost her virginity on her mother’s grave (described by one social media user as the most ‘goth’ thing ever). 3. Her mother’s grave was handy for something a bit more above board: Mary Shelley learned to write her name by tracing the letters on the headstone. 4.

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