ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mary’s inspiration for Frankenstein was a dream in which her daughter was brought back to life by ____
A
Water
B
Air
C
Dirt
D
Fire
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mary’s daughter Clara had died. Mary dreamed that her daughter was brought back to life through vigorous rubbing and being held near a warm fire. This inspired her to write Frankenstein.

Detailed explanation-2: -In her 1831 preface to the novel, she attributed her inspiration to a nightmare she had at Geneva, where the company spent their evenings terrifying each other with chilling stories.

Detailed explanation-3: -4. What was Mary’s inspiration? Mary Kom got interested in boxing when she was 15 years old. She was first inspired by Dingko Singh, the Indian boxer who won the gold medal in the 1998 Asian games.

Detailed explanation-4: -A terrifying dream on June 16, 1816, inspired Mary Shelley’s classic horror character; learn the creepy story behind how it happened.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mary recounts a recurring dream in which she was able to resuscitate her baby: “Dreamt that my little baby came to life again – that it had only been cold & that we rubbed it by the fire & it lived – I awake & find no baby – I think about the little thing all day”.

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