Mary Shelley's

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BIOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY
Europe 1787
Europe 1815 (more)
Europe 1815 (less)
Switzerland
Germany 1815
Germany (current)
Germany (Ingolstadt)

HISTORICAL INFO
French Revolution
Romantic Movement
Gothic Literature
Pre-18th Century Science Industrial Revolution

LITERARY TERMS
Character Development
 

Analysis of Static Characters


Analysis of Dynamic Characters


Literary Allusions

 

STUDY QUESTIONS
Discussion Questions


Chapter Questions

 

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Round Characters

bulletcharacters that are fully developed and multi-dimensional

Flat Characters

bulletcharacters that are based solely on one trait or characteristic

Dynamic Characters

bulletcharacters that develop through the course of the story

Foil

bulleta character who is the opposite of another character used to shed light upon the character of the latter

Catalyst

bulleta character (or event) that starts a chain of events, is the first domino to fall and hit the other dominoes