Victor Frankenstein's project to create life in Mary Shelley's novel can be linked to romanticism through which of the following ?
Correct answer: D. Both A and B
- A. His Promethean striving to exceed human limitations as explored by Byron and Percy Shelley
- B. Its suggestion that the natural order has laws beyond human control
- C. His desire to create a political revolution
- D. Both A and B
Explanation
Frankenstein's attempt to create life reflects the Romantic fascination with the Promethean individual who challenges human limits, while the novel also warns that nature has powers and laws humans cannot safely control. Both the ambition and its consequences connect the episode with Romantic ideas.
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