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AP LIT, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Much ado about nothing (Shakespear),…
AP LIT
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
story
Frankenstein = genius who learns secret to reanimation
Frankenstein's monster runs away and tries to fit in with society
Despite kind heart, monster gets rejected by everyone he meets due to looks
monster wants female companion but doesn't get her so kills everyone Frankenstein loves
themes
"other" = situational not inherent
nature both benevolent & violent
scientific advancement = threat to common good
blank slate vs predestination
characters
Monster
massive
starts w/ kind heart
only wants to fit in
rampage after rejection
Frankenstein
genius w/ god-complex
cares what others think
excuses for mistakes
Cottagers
simple, biased, own bubble
reject change/unknown
develop monster (foil)
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Frankenstein's cousin + love interest
liability in Frank's life
Clerval
Frank's closest friend
goes on journey w/ Frank
tragically cares about Frank
killed by monster
background info
Mary Shelley
published 1818
science fiction
had to publish anonymously
considered too dark for time and for woman writer
setting
18th century Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Arctic
nature = powerful + grandiose
down to earth depictions of cottage life
literary techniques
perspectives of Frank + monster told separately, converge at end
extended metaphor showing how people criticize what they don't understand
breathtaking imagery reflects immenseness of nature
story within a story (frame structure)
series of letters (epistolary pattern)
Much ado about nothing (Shakespear)
themes
deception
don john tries to ruin claudio's marriage by saying hero cheated
gossip
reputations
leonato (hero's dad) cares more about his reputation than hero's death
appearance > reality
story
don john tries to ruin claudio + hero marriage
claudio fought don john in a war where don john lost his claim on land
beatrice tried to convince benedick to kill claudio
hero's death faked by leonato
characters
hero
leonato
father of hero
old man
anthony
brother of leonato
claudio
wants to merry hero
hates women
has kingdom won from don john
lover, not fighter
benedick
background info
1623
shakespear
romantic comedy
The Metamorphosis
themes
overbearing societal structures
hard workers spend = insignificant cog in wheel
dependents @ a safe distance from money face a harsh reality when the money disappears
struggle for acceptance in a time of need
anxiety and alienation
background info
Franz Khafka
1915
fantasy fiction
literary techniques
stream of conciousness
extended metaphor for pressures of society
satire, hyperbole, absurd imagery