George Gordon Byron

“She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron "She Walks in Beauty" is a short lyrical famous poem that written in 1814 by Lord Byron. It was published with several poems in 1815 called “Hebrew Melodies”. The poem was written about Byron’s cousin, Anne Wilmot. Which he met her the night before where this poem was inspired by its beauty. Anne was in mourning, wearing a black shimmering dress set with spangles. "She Walks in Beauty" can be seen as a love poem about a beautiful woman but it is not. It is just an admiration of a woman's beauty and the speaker thinks she's really gorgeous. however, it seems as directed to a lover but it is not because the speaker never says he's in love with her. The Romanticism was a movement that took place during the 18th century. It has some characteristics that can be observed in Byron’s poem. First, we can clearly find a strong emotion as a source of a beautiful experience present in the poem. Second, the tendency to talk about nature to get a better description. The author constantly refers to the natural elements in order to describe his feelings when he met the woman that he was talking about in the best way. For examples, "night of cloudless climes", “starry skies”, “shade”, “ray” or “raven tress”. Third, literature tends to focus on female qualities. Therefore, poets are usually used sing to women to praise their qualities. This is exactly what Byron tries to do in this poem when he focused on the qualities of the woman that he has never met…

Frankenstein: The Result of Too Much Ambition The 1818 story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and his over desire to create life from death. After having a normal upbringing, Victor’s life turns upside down when his creature creates more problems than expected. It’s a story of caution, as that begins in the present and flashes back to see where Victor went wrong. The book has many themes, one of the biggest being ambition. It asks, when is too much ambition…

Isolation in Frankenstein “Solitude was my only consolation – deep, dark, deathlike solitude.” In chapters 9 and 10 Victor Frankenstein isolates himself from his family and all the people that reminded him of the monster that he has created. We also see isolation in the creation of Frankenstein’s monster in chapters 11 and 12. Isolation is the state of being separated from other people. Victor Frankenstein and the monster isolated themselves from society, but for different reasons and it…

On its face, Frankenstein is the creation story of a man-made human, turned monster. In reality, this tale is not about the creation of human, but rather the monstrous quality of devaluing a human. In short, Victor makes a human by hand, labels it a monster. He spends the rest of the story becoming a monster himself because he refuses to acknowledge the humanity of his creation. Here, to dehumanize a person is a monstrous act. Dehumanization is a broad term for things like: marginalization,…

The Day of the Locust and Frankenstein are uniquely telling the same story, the story of Hollywood. The characters in both the novel and the film share great similarities, as Sarver explains with Homer and the monster. A very similar comparison can be drawn between Faye and Dr. Frankenstein. Their relationship is dependent upon Sarver’s parallel, because Faye is to Homer as Frankenstein is to the monster. The connection between Faye and the doctor lies in their utter disregard for those around…

When one is asked to think of their idea of a monster, they usually come up with something along the lines of no emotions, no remorse, and pure disgust. On the contrary, two prominent novels in literature, Grendel by John Gardner and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, claim that monsters can indeed show emotions and the ability to reason as a normal human being. Both novels introduce a physically hideous monster on the outside, isolated from the rest of the world. These two creatures are shown to…

Sylvia never died, she and Giacomo would have still been in a loving relationship because he planned for a fruitful future with her. The same cannot be said for Byron, because according to the poem, he had many faults that could have urged his wife to leave him. In the end, both men are left alone and still proclaim undying love. Neither of them can accept the reality that their lovers are gone. Also, in the beginning and ending of “Fare Thee Well,” the narrator seems to be apathetic about his…

Conceived from a society experiencing drastic social upheaval, mutinous political unrest, and revolutionary scientific and technological advancements, Gothic literature emulates the society in which it was born and has transcended generations with its evolution of a literary archetype, whose charismatic and vicious personality captivates its audiences. During the nineteenth century, the romantic-gothic literary movement featured unconventional writers such as Lord Byron, Mary Shelly, and Emily…

Today’s society, for better or worse, is built around judging others by the way they look. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, there is a lot of judging people by only the way they look, which prevents from getting to know the person. The book is surrounded by the monster that in the beginning is very innocent but through the reactions of the people is forced to become a bad person. Mary Shelley uses critical race theory to demonstrate how society instead of trying to understand they…

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS original The role of victor is subverting the mythological customs in Frankenstein. Generally the maker is well thought-out higher and ideal in his traits though, in this tale, the creator himself is imperfect he fails to possess his very own formation. On the absolute contrast, Mary Shelley depicts the individual to be a lonely being who survive his whole life wishing a partner and acquaintance. The individual is so abandoned by the social order, so deserted by Victor…