us‚ and are commonly seen in everyday activities. It would be nice to see all these great things happen‚ but there are some cons to what the rise of technology could bring. In Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein she makes the point that technology can progress so much to become monstrous. Just like the creation in Frankenstein it became monstrous because it was neglected‚ and if we can be aware of what is to come we can avoid any monstrosities. An android’s intelligence should be kept to that of a human’s
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Frankenstein deals with two main social concerns‚ the level of moral responsibility that a creator possesses in relation to his creation‚ as well as the issue of the moral boundaries that exists in one’s quest for knowledge‚ including the fine line between good and bad knowledge‚ The novel also deals with two main human concerns‚ which include a person’s goals or aspirations as well as the issue of pride and its affect on a person. Mary Shelley highlights the issue of moral responsibility by
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away from the view of the majority. Percy Bysshe Shelley has many romantic themes in his plays. Educated at Eton College‚ he went on to the University of Oxford only to be expelled after one year after publishing an inappropriate collection of poems. He then worked on writing full-time‚ and moved to Italy shortly before his death in a boating accident off the shore of Leghorn. He wrote many pieces‚ and his writing contains numerous themes. Shelley experienced first-hand the French Revolution.
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Discuss the theme of suffering in Mary Shelly ’s ’Frankenstein ’ and P.B.Shelly ’s ’Alastor: Or the spirit of solitude ’. The theme of suffering is best conveyed through the "solitary" aesthetic figure of the wanderer or vagrant. Romantic writers produced works revealing extremes of isolation and socialisation‚ creating ’either a wild beast or a god ’ and proving that although solitude can render knowledge‚ it can also be the cause of deep suffering. Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein‚ is an account
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Shelley presents Victor Frankenstein to be in awe of his own achievements and abilities. Victor tells us that from early in his childhood that “with all his ardour‚ he was capable of a more intense application [than Elizabeth].” “More” demonstrates Frankenstein’s need to prove himself of greater “capability” than others in order to justify his awe with himself. Victor also notes his application was “intense”‚ showing his learning ability to be of such high quality that it would be unobtainable for
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How does Shelley present Victor’s character? (page 58-60) Chapter 5 is where we see the birth of the creature which Victor has put all his efforts in to creating. It is not what he expects it to be and we see a cowardice side to Victor’s character and that his overreaching has come to serious consequences. In the first paragraph‚ Shelley creates a dark‚ dismal atmosphere and creates tension by using pathetic fallacy; describing the weather and time of night. She uses the phrase ’’dreary night
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In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein there are a lot of examples of how she is warning the readers about the perils of modern science. One of the biggest examples is the creator of Frankenstein‚ and Frankenstein himself. The fact that someone was taking the role of “god”‚ and trying to create life is a very scary factor in life. If someone of our kind can gain the power to create their own human life from machines‚ science‚ and electricity then they could have the ultimate power. Power is something that
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The novel Frankenstein is about a man named Victor Frankenstein who wanted to tamper with life and death by "exploring unknown powers‚ and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" (Shelley‚ pg.44). The novel Frankenstein has had continuing popularity ever since its publication in 1818 for many reasons. The main reason is that Frankenstein is a book that teaches lessons and morals that readers of all ages can appreciate and learn from for years to come. Frankenstein is a book that has
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The life and influence of Percy Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ born on August 4th‚ 1792 in Broadbridge Heath‚ England‚ is one of the worlds most renown romantic poets. He influenced many in the ways of literature with his superb poetry and play writings including many modern poets. He had a hard life growing up but made the most of what he had‚ his imagination. Shelley began attending the Syon House Academy 10 years old. After approximately two years of attending the academy Percy was accepted
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emphasised an individual’s creativeness and partiality. The romantics broke this rule of following guidelines and reasoning and went more towards their creativity and imagination. Romantic writers are a rebellion against societies norms as they are more concerned about feelings‚ nature‚ freedom and love. Romantics often write about medieval folklore and legends creating this barrier between the rural life in comparison to the modern life. Mary Shelley was one of the authors who lived within these concepts
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