Emotions In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein displays a vast amount of emotions that vary from morose, melancholic anguish, to unfathomable ire. There are six scenes which stood out due to the tone and atmosphere revolving around those junctures. When Victor is faced with the death of his mother, he becomes despondent, when Elizabeth is murdered, he is dejected and feels a sense of loss like no other, this can be intensified with music which reciprocates that feeling.In addition, Victor is tormented and guilt-ridden at the execution of Justine, a melody which imparts culpability would befit this scene, an eerie, arcane melody would suit the creation of the monster. As the monster approaches Victor rapidly, the suspense and anticipation send chills to the core, a quick-paced number would …show more content…
For instance, the song Cold by Jorge Mendez contains a sense of loss, guilt and regret. Victor Frankenstein dealt with these emotions after the passing of his childhood friend Justine when she admits to being the culprit of William’s murder. Victor, at this time, believes that it is the work of the creature, who he created that murdered William, which will make him feel both guilt and regret since it was “[his] doing”. In addition, Victor Frankenstein has lost someone near and dear to him since his youth and is terribly saddened by this. The song captures the emotions that Mary Shelley intended Frankenstein to feel, and with the use of the violin, piano, and musical cues, thus, this song fits the scene perfectly. In addition, dark and eerie music easily accompanies various portions of the story. For instance, the song Fatal Lullaby by Adrian Von Ziegler fabricates a dark, sinister tone and atmosphere with the usage of a keyboard. This song is appropriate for the scene for it will enforce the essence of an eldritch tone since Frankenstein is committing a monstrous