Melissa hops on the mic for a Halloween themed episode featuring Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Many believe that Mary depicted herself in the character of the monster as she’d lived the majority of her life ostracized by society, just like the monster in her story.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- Extremely strict and conservative family values in England during the 1700-1800s
- The backstory of Mary Shelley’s infamous parents, radical philosopher William Godwin and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
- The scandalous love story between Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley, aka the ultimate f*boy
- The weird Sister Wives situation going on between Mary, Percy, and her stepsister Claire Clairmont
- Switzerland and the inspiration behind writing the Gothic novel, Frankenstein
- Mary’s numerous pregnancies and the loss of her children
- Tragic themes of death, depression, suicide, and trauma
- Being ostracized from community and living a lonely life of solitude
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