Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ and William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ are two pieces of literature from the Romantic period that describe misunderstood creatures who struggle to define themselves as solely good or evil in the eyes society’s expectations which then leads to the questioning of their very existence, and in the case of “Frankenstein”, resent.
Both of these texts reflect the transformative worldviews of the Romantic movement and the rebellious attitude in regards to prevailing ideas and conventions, the capture of the sublime, and the promotion of the need of subjectivity.
The novel ‘Frankenstein’ is often compared to the poem ‘The Tyger’ because of their similar focuses on life, creation, and existence. ‘Frankenstein’ tells the story of the creation of new life by Victor Frankenstein’s hedonistic act of attempting to play God and the …show more content…
When finally reaching his goal of creating a ‘new species’, he discovers that the outcome of his dreams were not nearly as desirable as he had expected. He stated “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart”. This showed the extreme disappointment in Victor’s heart towards the result of his hard work. He abandoned his creature without any care or nurture. When eventually found and confronted by the creature, he was forced to face his shortcomings and wrong doings when the creature says, “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?”. The creature had developed resentful feelings towards Victor Frankenstein, the man who created and formed him into such a pitiful and disgusting
Both of these texts reflect the transformative worldviews of the Romantic movement and the rebellious attitude in regards to prevailing ideas and conventions, the capture of the sublime, and the promotion of the need of subjectivity.
The novel ‘Frankenstein’ is often compared to the poem ‘The Tyger’ because of their similar focuses on life, creation, and existence. ‘Frankenstein’ tells the story of the creation of new life by Victor Frankenstein’s hedonistic act of attempting to play God and the …show more content…
When finally reaching his goal of creating a ‘new species’, he discovers that the outcome of his dreams were not nearly as desirable as he had expected. He stated “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart”. This showed the extreme disappointment in Victor’s heart towards the result of his hard work. He abandoned his creature without any care or nurture. When eventually found and confronted by the creature, he was forced to face his shortcomings and wrong doings when the creature says, “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?”. The creature had developed resentful feelings towards Victor Frankenstein, the man who created and formed him into such a pitiful and disgusting