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WorksheetsAllusions in Frankenstein
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
What is an allusion?
A metaphor
A simile
A reference to an event/another body of work
A hero's journey
What are some other bodies of work that Shelley pulls from in Frankenstein?
Paradise Lost
The Bible
The Prometheus Myth
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
How does the allusion to the Rime of the Ancient Mariner relate to Dr. Frankenstein or his creation?
Dr. Frankenstein is the creator of his own curse
Dr. Frankenstein's creature follows him and kills members of his family
Dr. Frankenstein and his creature last confront each other at sea
Dr. Frankenstein's creature has wings
"I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend" (Shelley 87).
What text and character is Shelley alluding to here?
Paradise Lost; Satan
Paradise Lost; Adam
Genesis; Adam
The Inferno; Dante
How does Frankenstein's creation act as a Satan figure?
He is a fallen angel
He makes evil his 'good'
He seeks to destroy humans in order to harm his creator
He has demons as helpers
"no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shaped my thoughts; I was alone. I remembered Adam's supplication to his Creator. But where was mine?" (p. 120)
Which text is Shelley referring to here?
Genesis
Plutarch's Lives
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Prometheus Myth
How is Frankenstein's creature an Adam figure?
He is a created being
He begs his creator for a mate
He falls into sin
He lives in the wilderness and is initially ignorant to evil
Who was supposed to be the creature's Eve?
Justine
Elizabeth
Another being of Dr. Frankenstein's creation
Safie
Who stands in for Prometheus in Frankenstein?
Dr. Frankenstein
Frankenstein's creation
Justine
Clerval
How does Shelley transform the Prometheus myth?
Rather than fire, Dr. Frankenstein 'steals' the secret of creation
He does his experiments in order to 'benefit' his fellow man
He is punished for his experiments
'Divine' retribution is present
