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    FBR Homework Task Past speaks to the future in Frankenstein and Blade Runner. To what extent is this made evident in the texts that you have studied? Mary Shelley’s 19th century gothic novel Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner both explore the fears relevant to their contexts. While these texts were composed in different time periods‚ a parallel that exists between these texts involves man’s testing the established moral and ideals of the time. Both texts deal with the possible

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    The Portrayal of Discovery in Shakespeare’s Tempest and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Discovery‚ is the act or process of learning new information or reconsidering old information. There are several variants of discovery including physical discovery‚ emotional discovery and mental discovery. Two excellent examples of texts about the theme of discovery are the Tempest and Frankenstein. Both texts have many similarities The Tempest is a story of the many personal developments we have in life. .

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    The rhetorical device Antony took hold of throughout his persuasive argument is verbal irony. The use of verbal irony in his speech is so strong that it borders on sarcasm. "Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears/I come to bury Ceasar‚ not to praise him." (3.2.81-82) says Antony when introducing himself to the crowd. The use of verbal irony is exemplified in this quote with the use of “Friend” He addresses the plebeians as "Friends" with the purpose of persuading them into believing that

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    FRANKENSTEIN & BLADERUNNER This module requires students to compare texts in order to explore them in relation to their contexts. It develops students’ understanding of the effects of context and questions of value. Students examine ways in which social‚ cultural and historical context influences aspects of texts‚ or the ways in which changes in context lead to changed values being reflected in texts. This includes study and use of the language of texts‚ consideration of purposes and audiences

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    Period 4 11-25-14 AP Significant Works Form Title- Frankenstein‚ the Modern Prometheus Author-Mary Shelley Genre-Gothic Science Fiction Literary Period-Romantic Year Published-1818 Main Characters- Victor Frankenstein- Victor Frankenstein or Dr. Frankenstein is the character in which the whole story revolves around. He narrates the story being told within the novel‚ a story which is based on him and his

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    Throughout Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ readers are introduced to many different types of heroes. In the beginning‚ the monster is introduced as one of the main heroes in Shelley’s Novel‚ who is considered a “Byronic” hero due to his arrogant personality and exile status. The monster wants to help people‚ but he is shunned by the rest of society‚ so he never gets the chance to prove himself worthy of being a hero. We also can describe Elizabeth as a kind of “Everyman” hero due to her loving

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    In the book‚ Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist. Victor is about twenty to thirty years age‚ he is from the city of Geneva and attends the University of Ingosladt where he studys chemistry and natural philosophy. Whilst studying Victor discovers the secret to life and decides to create a grotesque monster with his newfound knowledge out of rotten body parts he finds in a cemetery‚ which he goes on to regret immensely. Victor also has a family who is also situated in Geniva which

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    then it was easier goods transfers. The constant travels of Frankenstein characters are the result of improvement of this field. In spite of the moment which the novel is set‚ the analphabetism was too high‚ it is not mentioned any main character who did not know how to read or write. Nearly every character has cultural knowledge and education‚ even the monster. In addition‚ nearly every of them knew more than one language. Frankenstein could be considered a gothic novel because it

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    Why do you think Frankenstein has become such an important reference in the modern world? As a 19th Century text‚ Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley‚ has remained remarkably relevant to today’s society. Due to the context written in the middle of the industrial revolution era‚ the novel embodies a strong message as well as a clear warning as to the dangerous repercussions of using science to continue or enhance life. The text has had the ability to play on societal fears towards scientific discovery

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    undermines people’s actions; while their mind is irrational and lucid‚ everyone is subjected to emotions. In Mary Wollstonecraft’s novel Frankenstein‚ she displays how Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the Monster experience a variety of emotions ‚ feelings of Shame‚ Happiness‚ and Pain are all felt by the two main characters as they venture throughout the story. Victor Frankenstein and the monster both experience shame. For example when Victor illustrates shame is when he decides to create an animated monster

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