Important quotes from Frankenstein “...an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.” – RW‚ P.7 “I shall certainly find no friend on the wide ocean‚” – RW‚ P.11 “We accordingly brought him back to the deck‚ and restored him to animation” – RW on VF‚ P.14 “...playful as a summer insect... lively as a bird... the most fragile creature” – VF on E‚ P.20 “‚ the first misfortune of my life occurred – an omen‚ as it were‚ of my future misery” – VF‚ P.25 “Thus ended a day memorable
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writing‚ religion plays a much smaller role in the more modern writings. Strong religious messages can be seen in the earlier writings‚ such as “The Wanderer” and “Everyman”‚ but becomes more questioned in later writings‚ such as “Dr. Faustus” and “Paradise Lost”; and in more current writings‚ such as “Oroonoko” and “Fantomina”‚ we see no religious teachings‚ but the protagonist is still faced with the same struggles as seen in the earlier writings. Within “Everyman”‚ it shows the basic thought
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depressed individuals back to mental stability. But in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the Creature ends up with a poor collection of “helpful” content. He stumbles upon three works: Goethe’s Sorrows of Werter‚ Plutarch’s Lives‚ and Milton’s Paradise Lost. Upon reading these books‚ the Creature forms a predisposition against his creator Victor and the rest of society who have rejected him. In The Sorrows of Werter‚ it tells of a man who strives to win the heart of a married friend but later ends
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something to fear‚ and that is exactly why Mary Shelley was warning her readers. Frankenstein is just a huge example period about how scary modern science is‚ and why she was warning us. Mary Shelley makes references in Frankenstein from Milton’s Paradise and Garden of Eden. “So much has been done‚ exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more‚ far more‚ will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked‚ I will pioneer a new way‚ explore unknown powers‚ and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of
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Zwetsloot 1. Bennett Zwetsloot British lit. Anne Bryan 10/31 Portrayals of Satan - Hero or Villain? In “Paradise Lost” one of the main characters‚ who is normally portrayed in biblical‚ mythical and in popular culture to be a evil and antagonistic figure; in this book is portrayed as a identifiable character and God as wrathful and distant. This makes Satan even more appealing and heroic. Why is this? Well‚ in the book Satan is portrayed as a rebel against a tyrant by the name of God. Everything
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In the infamous blank verse poem Paradise Lost‚ John Milton employs many epic similes‚ or extended comparisons that span several lines and are used to intensify the heroic stature or nature of the subject being described. In particular‚ Satan’s army is made analogous to glorious armies of the past‚ its soldiers likened to prominent warriors of myth and legend. Milton uses these epic similes to reveal his attitude towards heroic values‚ while seeming to primarily portray Satan as the obvious protagonist
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unmasking mythical representations which had affected decisively the construction of genre as well as affected women life. In the following paper I will analyse the use of patriarchal myths towards feminism through the re-writing of Eve’s myth and the Paradise Lost at Carte’s works The Magic Toyshop (1969) and The Passion of New Eve (1977). Taking into account the thesis written by Susanne Schmid about myth’s use by Carter‚ we will start with the premise that she performs a rewriting that changes the characters
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Q. “Self education plays a critical role in shaping the subjectivity of Victor Frankenstein’s monster”. Do you agree? Discuss. Rousseau believed that humans were intrinsically good when in their natural state (before civilization). According to him‚ humans were corrupted by society. Frankenstein’s creature is a case in point. So‚ calling him a monster in itself is a problematic view. Joyce Carol Oates focuses on the benevolent nature of the creature in his essay entitled‚ ‘Frankenstein’s Fallen Angel’
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Eve and the Apple No one completely understands the ways of God. Many of us can come up with our own opinions‚ and justify his ways in our own minds‚ just as Milton did in Paradise Lost. Just as Adam and Eve‚ we all are gifted with free will and the responsibility of making important decisions and choices in our life‚ which will determine our future. But we may well ask ourselves today‚ of what use would this free will be to us if we did not know good from evil? When Eve ate the apple in the
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