Transcript Slide 1 - English Literature A LEVEL

Connector
• “To examine the novel for the terror it evokes, without
perceiving its relationship to the moral context of early
nineteenth-century England, is, in reality, to distort the essence
of the tale.”
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Write down this critical perspective and annotate:
What does it mean?
Do you agree or disagree?
What was the moral context of the nineteenth
century?
- What could be the possible moral lessons Shelley
wanted us to learn?
The moral context
• The critic refers to the ‘moral context of the early
nineteenth-century’. What exactly does he mean by this?
Is Frankenstein a Tale of
Morality?
LO: To consider different
interpretations of the text as a whole
and use close language analysis as
support.
Critical Reading
• Read the opening to Goldberg’s article ‘Moral and
Myth’.
• Remember you can use quotations, ideas and
interpretations from Goldberg as part of AO3 (variety of
interpretations). Don’t be afraid to reference critics and
their ideas in your essay, just the way you would for
Freud.
• Highlight and annotate key ideas
• Write one paragraph explaining Goldberg’s critical
perspective on Frankenstein using embedded
quotations.
Key Words: A Reminder
• Morality: The distinction between good and evil. An ability to
determine the right way to behave.
• Didactic literature: Intended to teach, particularly in having moral
instruction as an ulterior motive
• Sensationalise: To use over exaggeration and excitement in order
to provoke readers and shock
• Monomania: Exaggerated enthusiasm for or preoccupation with
one thing.
Key Extract: Pairs to Fours
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4)
In pairs, read the key extract taken from the final
chapter.
Identify key quotations which shows that Shelley
wishes the reader or Walton to learn something from
the novel.
Identify vocabulary associated with morality, crime,
punishment, consequences.
Now join with another pair to share and discuss
Group Work
• Firstly, see if as a group you can produce your
own original arguments for and against
Goldberg’s view (5 mins)
• You will now be given another section of
Goldberg’s essay.
• As a group, you must complete the table given
to you.
Pass The Buck
To examine the novel for the terror it evokes,
without perceiving its relationship to the moral
context of early nineteenth-century England, is,
in reality, to distort the essence of the tale.
• How far do you agree with this view?
Review
• Each pair will now read out their improved
and redrafted answer.
• Listen out for AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4
• How well are each of the assessment
objectives hit?