Question 2 of 24Read the following passage from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein:"The child still struggled and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart: I grasped his throat to silence him and in a moment he lay dead at my feet. I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph: clapping my hands, I exclaimed, 'I too, can create desolation: my enemy is not impregnable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.' . . ."Which element of Gothic literature is most evident in this excerpt from Frankenstein?A.Psychological terrorB.Physical terrorC.A grim settingD.A motif of deathSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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Question 2 of 24Read the following passage from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein:"The child still struggled and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart: I grasped his throat to silence him and in a moment he lay dead at my feet. I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph: clapping my hands, I exclaimed, 'I too, can create desolation: my enemy is not impregnable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.' . . ."Which element of Gothic literature is most evident in this excerpt from Frankenstein?A.Psychological terrorB.Physical terrorC.A grim settingD.A motif of deathSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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The element of Gothic literature most evident in this excerpt from Frankenstein is A. Psychological terror. This is shown through the narrator's intense emotions and thoughts, such as despair and triumph, as well as his intent to cause despair and misery to his enemy.
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Question 3 of 5Which aspect of Gothic literature do the first four chapters of Frankenstein most clearly show?A.Intellectual aspects of lifeB.Psychological terrorC.Exotic settingsD.A first-person narrative
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Question 8 of 10Read this passage:My hand was already on the lock of the door before I recollected myself. I then paused; and a cold shivering came over me. I threw the door forcibly open, as children are accustomed to do when they expect a spectre to stand waiting for them on the other side; but nothing appeared. I stepped fearfully in; the apartment was empty. . . (49).In this passage, how does Shelley create Gothic horror?A.By terrorizing Frankenstein with a psychological fearB.By emphasizing the death and decay around FrankensteinC.By placing Frankenstein in an eerie settingD.By creating physical terror in FrankensteinSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
How does Frankenstein feel about this particular act? Identify the elements of Gothic Literature within this scene.
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