Frankenstein Knowledge Quotes

Can intelligence and knowledge be both a blessing and a curse? Frankenstein is a well-known story that many different people have made adaptations of over the years; however the original story, written by Mary Shelley, is one that includes many real life themes. In her classic, 19th century horror story Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, the main character, Victor Frankenstein, brings to life a nightmare creature that ends up wreaking havoc among Victor’s family and friends and ultimately, Victor himself. One theme that is not directly claimed, but can be inferred, is that Shelley believes intelligence and/or knowledge can be a blessing for people to have, but also a curse if people gain too much knowledge and misuse it, and she shows this through multiple different characters. In Mary
If he had done this, some may argue that the creature would not have caused anymore chaos, however Victor believed that it would only cause more destruction with two of them. “Shall I create another like yourself, whose wicked-ness might desolate the world! Begone!” (Shelley 123) This quote is really the turning point of the story for Victor since he realizes the true destruction of the creature he has created and realizes he needs to try and put a stop to it. Although unsuccessful in stopping the creature, Victor’s decision to not create a female version of the creature due to the knowledge of what the first creature had done, was a smart one. Mary Shelley’s iconic story of Frankenstein is one that has many themes for the reader to uncover, but the one about the relationship between the power of knowledge being a curse and blessing is one that is well displayed. Although just two examples are listed above, Shelley uses many characters throughout the story to show how knowledge can be both a curse and a