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    Frankenstein

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    The Power of Frankenstein and Manfred Throughout the novel Frankenstein‚ author Mary Shelley clearly illustrates the moral of the story. God is the one and only creator; therefore‚ humans should never attempt to take His place. Literary critic Marilyn Butler sums up that we aren’t to tamper with creation in her comment: “Don’t usurp God’s prerogative in the Creation-game‚ or don’t get too clever with technology” (302). Butler warns that as humans‚ we should never assume the position of God. As

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    unrealistic or impossible. In Faust‚ Goethe balances similar elements. His Faust is believed to be based upon a historical figure‚ who survived through legends and folktales before he was immortalized through literature; rather than inventing the entire story‚ Goethe was inventing a supernatural explanation for a fate of a legendary figure‚ already understood. The parallels between Faust and Satan in Goray continue. They both open by contrasting what used to be and what is. Faust begins‚ "I have‚ alas

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    Diction In Frankenstein

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    The dark and creepy tones in Frankenstein reflect the concurring‚ mysterious murders that occur throughout the plot. The author‚ Mary Shelley‚ adds a certain “wow factor” when revealing the atmosphere of terror and horror to the reader. Shelley also gives the reader a supernatural aura. The author’s diction reveals that the monster‚ that Frankenstein had created‚ is a romantic hero. The creature felt “helpless” (Shelley 90)‚ “miserable” (Shelley 90) ‚ and “confused” (Shelley 91) but still managed

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    Frankenstein: The Creature If the creature were placed in modern times‚ then people would treat him exactly as characters in the book treated him. If a family raises the creature like any normal human being would be raised‚ then the creature would have turned out different. When he enters a school‚ people would treat him wrong and like if he was a terrible person. Society today would not have treated him any better than society during Victor Frankenstein’ s time period; if anything today’s society

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    Frankenstein In the novel Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein and his creation are analogous‚ but there are many differences between the two. Victor grew up with loving siblings and parents and they never denied him anything. The monster that Victor created was deserted by Victor to fight for himself‚ victor was more a monster than the creature. The monster is self-educated learning from watching from Delacy’s (“My days were spent in close attention‚ that I might more speedily master the language”

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    Romantic Poetry Characteristics Romantic poetry gives more importance to passionate display of emotions. The study of the romantic poetry characteristics‚ throws light on the different features being incorporated. Have a look... Romanticism in poetry arose in response to the enlightenment ideals that prevailed in the 18th century. This form of poetry emphasizes on emotions rather than reason. William Wordsworth strengthened the movement of romanticism in poetry to a great extent. Ironically‚

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    Gothic in Frankenstein

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    ‘Gothic’ elements in Frankenstein One of the first novels to be recognized as a Gothic novel was Horace Walpole ’s Castle of Otranto (1765). This text as well as others such as Matthew Lewis’ The Monk (1796) was seen as being linked with what were traditionally considered Gothic traits: the emphasis on fear and terror‚ the presence of the supernatural‚ the placement of events within a distant time and unfamiliar setting‚ and the use of highly stereotyped characters/villains/fallen hero/ tragic heroines

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    FRANKENSTEIN

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    Frankenstein By Mary Shelley Mary Shelley Mary Shelley was a novelist‚ biographer and editor. She was the only daughter of William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Her mother dies a few days after her birth and since then she was brought up and raised by her father and her step - mother. At the age of sixteen‚ she ran away to France and Switzerland with Percy Shelley‚ and they both got married after the death of his first wife‚ Harriet. Mary began writing her book Frankenstein or the Modern

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    Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Dangerous Knowledge The pursuit of knowledge is at the heart of Frankenstein‚ as Victor attempts to surge beyond accepted human limits and access the secret of life. Likewise‚ Robert Walton attempts to surpass previous human explorations by endeavoring to reach the North Pole. This ruthless pursuit of knowledge‚ of the light (see “Light and Fire”)‚ proves dangerous‚ as Victor’s act of creation eventually

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    Themes of Frankenstein Frequently‚ literature is intended to convey a significant idea or theme to it ’s readers regarding events that occur in our everyday existence. Occasionally these ideas appear in the context of straightforward characterization‚ but in some literatures‚ such as Marry Shelley ’s Frankenstein‚ these themes come to us in the guise of monsters‚ goliaths‚ dragons‚ gods‚ and myriads of fantasy-like components that express meaning in ways impossible within the boundaries of reality

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