Frankenstein Webquest - Mr. Huvane's English Class



Frankenstein Webquest

Click the link and read about the myth answering IN COMPLETE SENTENCES the questions that follow:

Myth

1) Prometheus ()

How did Prometheus make man?

Why did Zeus get angry at Prometheus and how was Prometheus punished?

Why or why not do you think Prometheus should be considered a hero?

Google a picture to illustrate Prometheus’ punishment on Mount Caucasus; print it and attach or copy/paste below.

2)Pygmalion ()

How does Galatea come to live?

Explain, in at least three complete sentences, why or why not you think this myth to be a good example of a love story.

Mary Shelley and her Novel

Read: ; answer the following (this timeline will help: )

1) What is the likely cause of Mary Shelley’s nervous breakdown?

2) How many children did she have? How many survived infancy? Also, did her husband die before or after the publication of the novel?

3) About how many films have been inspired by this novel? Name at least two recent examples.

4) This novel is a good example of an epistolary novel (the following question will require some web research).

What does and epistolary novel mean?

What does a “framing” device in literature mean?

What is the “framing device in this novel?

Why might this framing device make this novel more effective?

Romanticism/Gothic

Provide a minimum four sentence summary of romanticism. Answer questions such as: (1) What are some of the elements needed to make a work a part of this genre?

(2) Who were some major Romantic artists?

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Read Mathew Arnold’s Dover Beach (). Explain (in at least six complete sentences), re-reading your above summary, why this poem is a good example of Romanticism. In your review, offer at least one quotation from the poem and analysis

Although not really related to Romanticism you may have fun taking the following personality test. (do not ponder these questions for too long, do it quickly). Which personality trait received the highest score? Do you consider yourself a romantic? Why or why not?

Gothic Background (Dark Romantcism)

It's alive. The Gothic is alive and well. Are there any Goths in your school or community? Have you seen ads for or attended any Goth gatherings? Listened to any Goth music? Accessed Goth Web sites, list-servs, or blogs?

Although the Gothic tradition is rooted in 18th century England, it remains a popular genre today across the artistic spectrum.

The gothic has always been interdisciplinary in nature, influencing and being influenced by numerous allied arts. But the gothic is not solely an artistic phenomenon, as it exists in part to express and negotiate tensions between the logic of science and the mysteries of faith. The literary classics of the genre -- Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula -- all deal with this conflict, but so does . . . the immensely popular television series The X-Files . . . .1

Horror writer Dean Koontz recently published his futuristc version of Frankenstein. Authors such as Stephen King, Anne Rice, and William Faulkner examine Gothic characters and themes; films like "Psycho," "The Shining," "The Haunting," "The Blair Witch Project," and "The Ring" explore Gothic themes and settings. What do they have in common with Mary Shelley's novel?

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Frankenstein Castle 2*

In order to develop a clear concept of the Gothic in its various incarnations: artistic, domestic, technological, etc., go to Gothic Definitions. Click on and scroll through the collections of current Gothic Web sites.

But, instead of writing your own definition, as suggested in the concept builder, make a visual definition; draw, access copyright-free clip art or photographs, take some of your own . . . design a poster, create a collage, or make an artistic statement that defines what the Gothic is. (Be sure you can explain each image included.)

The Gothic is a dark version of the genre Romanticism. Go to the following website to create your own Gothic poem: ; print out your poem and attach to this webquest

Go to

Define:

Somnambulism:

Revenant:

Necromancy

Exorcism

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1) Click on the above picture. List below the five 2) Click on the above picture to read

best “facts” for and against Stem Cell Research an article about cloning. Explain

What is your opinion and why? in at least four sentences how and

why you would answer the

question Sir Gurdon asks at the

end of his lectures

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