The concept of monstrosity in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Research question:
How can one define the concepts of monster and monstrosity and how are these concepts applied on the given novels?
1. Introduction
2. What is a monster?
—-> definition of the word monster and it’s concept
—-> focus on experts such as Cohen, Halberstam, Asma, Gilmore, co.
—-> aim: definition & characteristics of a monster that can be applied in the textual analysis
2.1 Monstrosity
-> definition of word monstrosity and It’s concept
->focus on experts such as Cohen and Halberstam
-> aim: definition & characteristics of monster that can be applied in textual analysis
2.2 Monsters and Monstrosity during the Romantic and Victorian period
-> concept of monster and monstrosity during Victorian and Romantic period (also incl historical events that may have led to these changes)
->clear visual separation between these to periods
3 Frankenstein
-> Text Genesis, historical background, genre (not too long)
3.1 The concept of the Monster
->analysis of the concept of the monster in Frankenstein
3.2 monsters monstrosity
-> analysis of the concept of the monstrosity in Frankenstein
—>reference to the categories of monstrosity and monsterosity of romantic period
4 Dr Jekyll and mr Hyde
-> > Text Genesis, historical background, genre (not too long)
4.1 The concept of the Monster
->analysis of the concept of the monster in Hyde
-> reference to categories of monster and Victorian monster
4.2 Hyde’s monstrosity
-> analysis of Hyde’s monstrosity
-> use categories monstrosity and Victorian monstrosities
4.3 Jekyll monstrosity
-> analysis of Jekyll monstrosity
->reference to categories monstrosity and Victorian mosntrosity
5. Comparison between the monsters and monstrosities in the two novels
6.conclusion
