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We are all to be on our best behavior at dinner tonight to win him over
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Mary Shelley

We are all to be on our best behaviorat dinner tonight to win him over

We are all to be on our best behavior
at dinner tonight to win him over

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We are all to be on our best behavior at dinner tonight to win him over.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:08
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
HanWay Films,Gidden Media,Parallel Films,BFI,Ralfish Films,Bac Cinema,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Film Fund Luxembourg,Head Gear Films,Metrol Technology

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Movie Summary

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
She's a woman of indomitable hope, I can't deny her that. - Mary Shelley 00:05
She's a woman of indomitable hope, I can't deny he...
GODWIN: Mr. Percy Shelley, may I present Mrs. Godwin, my wife. - Mary Shelley 00:06
GODWIN: Mr. Percy Shelley, may I present Mrs. Godwin, my wif...
And our children, William, Claire and Mary. - Mary Shelley 00:06
And our children, William, Claire and Mary.
Well, I am humbled by his praise, Mrs. Godwin. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Well, I am humbled by his praise, Mrs. Godwin.
I must admit, though, my work is not yet widely known. - Mary Shelley 00:04
I must admit, though, my work is not yet widely known.
Although I have just completed my second volume which awaits publication. - Mary Shelley 00:05
Although I have just completed my second volume which awaits...
SHELLEY: Hope you will consider my proposal to take me on as your protégé. - Mary Shelley 00:05
SHELLEY: Hope you will consider my proposal to take me on as...
...and would gladly reimburse you for any time you might spare. - Mary Shelley 00:05
...and would gladly reimburse you for any time you might spa...
Well, I feel duty bound to... - Mary Shelley 00:05
Well, I feel duty bound to...
...foster such ability. - Mary Shelley 00:05
...foster such ability.
How fortunate we are to be in the presence of two great minds. - Mary Shelley 00:05
How fortunate we are to be in the presence of two great mind...
GODWIN: I have a copy of "The Iliad" in the original Greek. - Mary Shelley 00:04
GODWIN: I have a copy of "The Iliad" in the origin...
Perhaps Mary will show it to you after dinner. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Perhaps Mary will show it to you after dinner.
Does it seem so strange that I would seek out the tutelage of the great William Godwin? - Mary Shelley 00:06
Does it seem so strange that I would seek out the tutelage o...
To once again feel the curdling of my blood... - Mary Shelley 00:04
To once again feel the curdling of my blood...
...and the quickening of the beatings of my heart. - Mary Shelley 00:04
...and the quickening of the beatings of my heart.
I will be with him momentarily. I'm quite enjoying the, uh, collection. - Mary Shelley 00:07
I will be with him momentarily. I'm quite enjoying the,...
[BOTH CHUCKLE] - Mary Shelley 00:09
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
All of the contradictions she embodied. - Mary Shelley 00:05
All of the contradictions she embodied.
...and live with a married man and his wife... - Mary Shelley 00:04
...and live with a married man and his wife...