ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Frankenstein?
A
A vampire
B
A zombie
C
A golem
D
A creature made from pieces of corpses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), is a combination of Gothic horror story and science fiction. The book tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Science of Frankenstein explores the scientific practices that inspired Mary Shelley’s famous novel, Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein collected body parts for his monster through body snatching, a common, though gruesome, practice of the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monster is Victor Frankenstein’s creation, assembled from old body parts and strange chemicals, animated by a mysterious spark. He enters life eight feet tall and enormously strong but with the mind of a newborn.

Detailed explanation-4: -Though Dr. Frankenstein uses scientific means to create his creature in Shelley’s novel, he’s not a reanimated corpse. In fact, he’s not a corpse at all, but a collection of body parts stolen from different corpses and brought together to form a single new entity.

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