"I started from my sleep with horror; a cold dew covered my forehead, my teeth chattered, and every limb became convulsed; when, by the dim and yellow light of the moon . . . I beheld the wretch, the miserable monster whom I had created. . . . His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks (44)."
In this passage, how does Shelley create Gothic horror?
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By forcing physical terror upon Frankenstein.
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Which sentence from the novel best reflects the story's gothic nature?
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My cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had became emaciated with confinement.
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How does Shelley create her Gothic atmosphere?
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Through her focus on death and decay.
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Which literary term describes a recurring idea or image?
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Motif.
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How does shelley most clearly create suspense in the story?
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She foreshadows unpleasant events.
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Which story element most closely belongs to romantic literature?
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Henry clerval's childhood stories of heroes and their adventures.
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How are frankenstein and prometheus alike?
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Both Frankenstein and Prometheus introduced forbidden knowledge to their creations
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"I saw how the fine form of man was degraded and wasted; I beheld the corruption of death succeed to the blooming cheek of life; I saw how the worm inherited the wonders of the eye and brain (32)."
What is most clearly a motif in this passage?
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Death and decay.
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Which story element most closely belongs to Gothic literature?
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Frankenstein obsession with his scientific pursistis.
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