Characteristics of Romanticism Examples from Frankenstein
1. 1. An emphasis on imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience and spiritual truth Frankenstein cut himself off from the world and committed himself entirely to an animalistic obsession.
2. 2. A new view of the artist as a supremely individual creator, whose creative spirit is more important than strict adherence to formal rules and traditional procedures Frankenstein develops the desire to attain the godlike power of creating new life
3. 3. A turning in upon self and a heightened examination of human personality and its moods and mental potentials. The author emphasizes the experiences of the creature who is transformed by his treatment from Victor and society. He goes from being good and innocent to questioning who he is and wants to be. In the end, he becomes the hero who seeks meaning and worth.
4. 4. A deepened appreciation of the beauties of nature “Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the seam and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions seem still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth”
5. 5. The belief that imagination is ale to lead to a new and more perfect vision of the world and those who live in it. Victor Frankenstein is the idealist who …show more content…
8. Symbolism “Thus spoke my prophetic soul as, torn by remorse, horror, and despair, I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts”
Justine and William symbolize innocence.
9. 9. Belief in the power of the individual “…do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?
My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path” 10. A general exaltation of emotion over reason and of the senses over intellect. Victor Frankenstein is the idealist who wants to create life from
1. 1. An emphasis on imagination as a gateway to transcendent experience and spiritual truth Frankenstein cut himself off from the world and committed himself entirely to an animalistic obsession.
2. 2. A new view of the artist as a supremely individual creator, whose creative spirit is more important than strict adherence to formal rules and traditional procedures Frankenstein develops the desire to attain the godlike power of creating new life
3. 3. A turning in upon self and a heightened examination of human personality and its moods and mental potentials. The author emphasizes the experiences of the creature who is transformed by his treatment from Victor and society. He goes from being good and innocent to questioning who he is and wants to be. In the end, he becomes the hero who seeks meaning and worth.
4. 4. A deepened appreciation of the beauties of nature “Even broken in spirit as he is, no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature. The starry sky, the seam and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions seem still to have the power of elevating his soul from earth”
5. 5. The belief that imagination is ale to lead to a new and more perfect vision of the world and those who live in it. Victor Frankenstein is the idealist who …show more content…
8. Symbolism “Thus spoke my prophetic soul as, torn by remorse, horror, and despair, I beheld those I loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of William and Justine, the first hapless victims to my unhallowed arts”
Justine and William symbolize innocence.
9. 9. Belief in the power of the individual “…do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?
My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path” 10. A general exaltation of emotion over reason and of the senses over intellect. Victor Frankenstein is the idealist who wants to create life from