Frankenstein was greatly influenced by mary shelley's involvement in the romantic movement, a school of thought in the nineteenth century that . a. stressed the power of emotion, the beauty of the natural world, and the limitations of rationality.. b. asserted that, within a relatively short period of time, human beings would know all that there was to know.. c. championed the recent advances made in science and technology as proof of humanity's infinite wisdom.. d. revolted against the belief that any government had the right to democratically rule a nation of people.