: The Scientific Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, and the Romantic Era, chose 3 characters from Frankenstein who you think best exemplify each era. The ratio should be one unique character for each era. 2. During the Scientific Revolution, Renée Descartes encouraged people to systematically doubt everything they had been taught and he was convinced that the most basic concept people can deduce is that “I think, therefore I am.” What sorts of societal and scientific assumptions was Mary Shelly questioning in Frankenstein? Did she contend that thinking was the only prerequisite for life? 3. What was significant about Mary Shelly writing Frankenstein?