In this first episode of the Frankenstein Revision Masterclass Podcast, we travel back to the stormy summer of 1816 — the “year without a summer.” Trapped indoors by bad weather at Lake Geneva, Mary Shelley and her circle of writers began a ghost story contest that would spark one of literature’s most enduring Gothic novels. We’ll explore how Gothic settings, storms, and Romantic ideas of nature shaped Frankenstein. The episode ends with practical exam tips, showing how to connect these origins directly to AO2 and AO3 in your essays.
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In this first episode of the Frankenstein Revision Masterclass Podcast, we travel back to the stormy summer of 1816 — the “year without a summer.” Trapped indoors by bad weather at Lake Geneva, Mary Shelley and her circle of writers began a ghost story contest that would spark one of literature’s most enduring Gothic novels. We’ll explore how Gothic settings, storms, and Romantic ideas of nature shaped Frankenstein. The episode ends with practical exam tips, showing how to connect these origins directly to AO2 and AO3 in your essays.
Who is the real monster — Victor or the Creature? This episode explores innocence, rejection, the Gothic double, and the nature vs. nurture debate, with clear AO1–AO5 links for your exam.
Beyond the Page: A-Level Lit Unlocked
In this first episode of the Frankenstein Revision Masterclass Podcast, we travel back to the stormy summer of 1816 — the “year without a summer.” Trapped indoors by bad weather at Lake Geneva, Mary Shelley and her circle of writers began a ghost story contest that would spark one of literature’s most enduring Gothic novels. We’ll explore how Gothic settings, storms, and Romantic ideas of nature shaped Frankenstein. The episode ends with practical exam tips, showing how to connect these origins directly to AO2 and AO3 in your essays.
