Mary Shelley e Frankenstein, Dispense di Inglese

Scarica Mary Shelley e Frankenstein e più Dispense in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! MARY SHELLEY Mary Shelley was born in 1797. She and her parents were influenced by the ideas of the French Rev doys after her birth, her mother died and his father married Mary Jane who, with his daughter, became the cause of Shelley's suffering. Later, she met Godwin who welcomed her into his house, visited by the greatest writers of the They organized an escape to France and rented a country house along the shores of Lake Geneva near the villa Diodati. Here she wrote Frankenstein and The Modern Prometheus. Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818. In 1822 they moved to Lerici. Here Percy sailed during a tempest and was found drowned ten days later. Mary returned to England where she continued to write. She died in 1851. The plot of Frankenstein is very simple. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, decided to create a human being, but the result was ugly and revolting. The monster became an assassin. The story is told in letters written by Walton, a young explorer to his sister Margaret. The events of the story happen in different parts of Europe, but the most important setting is the North Pole, where the monster was after his creation. The themes are science and chemistry. Victor tries to create a human being against the rules of nature agents. THE CREATION OF THE MONSTER The creation of the monster starts with the conclusion of Victor's work on a dreary night of November after two years. He thought to create man but he created a monster with yellow skin that barely covered his muscles. He had watery eyes and black hair and lips. Victor dreamed long to infuse life into an inanimate body, and now his dream vanished. He washed out of the room and tried to sleep, but he was troubled by a nightmare about Elizabeth and his mother's corpse. He woke up scared and discovered the monster over his bed staring at him with a wrinkled smile. So Frankenstein rushed downstairs.