Frankenstein






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__//**Philosopher's Stone questions**//__
1. What is the appeal of the Philosopher’s Stone? What is the danger?

2. Why might the magician who has held the stone all these years wish to surrender it now?

__//**Wanderer In a Sea of Fog questions**//__
1. Draw a quick thumbnail sketch of the painting.

2. Write a brief description of the painting. What is the most dominant image? What is on the periphery? Include discussion of color, medium, and style.

3. Write a brief analysis of the painting based on your description above. Why does the painter choose to make certain images dominant and others marginal? Does the painting evoke a certain mood or theme? How? Why? How might the title of the painting affect the analysis?

//__**[|The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]**__//
1. What is the symbolism of the ice? of the “albatross?”

2. Why does the mariner slay the albatross and what happens as a result?

3. What is the role of the crew in the story?

4. What “saves” the mariner? How does he react to the natural world?

5. Why must the mariner tell his story?

__//**[|LINES WRITTEN A FEW MILES ABOVE TINTERN ABBEY]**//__
1. How does the poet feel when he revisits the banks of the Wye?

2. What gifts does he receive from Nature?

3. What does the poet mean by the use of the word sublime?

4. How does Nature serve the poet?