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    Frankenstein or Victor’s creation? And have you ever think about Nature and Science behind the story? Well this is what this essay going to talk about. In the book “Frankenstein,” by Mary Shelley, she telling us the story of how the Victor Frankenstein create a horrible monster and what happen after the monster have create. Overall, Mary Shelley want us to read for fun, and she want us to see the Nature and Science behind Victor and the monster. Here is a quick summary of the book, the book…

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    girls begin to accuse others of witchcraft and dealing with the devil. Their false accusations lead to mass hysteria and the dramatic deaths of 19 innocents. Although there were many characters who contributed to the chaos, it is obvious that Abigail Williams is most at fault since, from the beginning, she had the most control of the situation and used it it to her own advantage. While others may blame the court, which also had a leading role in witch hunt, without Abigail they would not have…

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    a person’s experience can differ due to the time in which they are experiencing it. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, time is manipulated to reveal the narrative of the creature created by Victor Frankenstein as a character that one can sympathize with. Caused by the creature, the narrative shift, illusion of time, and the authenticity of the creature compared to Victor are crucial regarding the death of William. Shelley’s manipulation of time during William’s death humanizes the creature, to…

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    by Mary Shelley is a horrific novel that avoids strong and independent female leads. It is hard to believe the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, an important feminist, could write such a thing. Within Frankenstein, it seems as if Mary Shelley is demoralizing women by keeping them fairly absent and focusing upon men in the novel (Behrendt 1). However, these main characterized men stem many mistakes throughout society. Perhaps, Shelley is showing how women are instead a backbone to society. Mary…

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    The Crucible: Power in the hands of Abigail In the play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller chronicles the horrors of the Salem witch trials. A prominent character in this play is Abigail Williams, a vindictive, manipulative and skillful liar. Throughout the whole play, Abigail finds out everybody’s weaknesses and uses it to her advantage. Abigail’s power to manipulate and control others exhibits features in both Machiavellian and Sun Tzu’s principles. In The Prince, Machiavellian says that, “……

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    editing, artificial intelligence, and etc. are detrimental to success and clout, when is enough enough? A worthwhile theme to consider in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is the lesson of such: Advancements without consideration for possible consequences can lead to disaster. Mary Shelley was born in Somers Town, London, in 1797 and raised by her father William Godwin, who was a writer and philosopher. With the writing of “Frankenstein,” Shelley portrays an ambitious Victor Frankenstein as a…

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    there are several themes in which a five paragraph paper cannot consume. The paper will focus on one specific theme and a few literary elements which will connect to the theme. Mary Shelley communicates rejection through the uses of internal monologue, external conflict, and point of view . Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley uses the literary device of externalof external conflict to show how the monster feels about rejection . When the monster goes into the hovel where de Lacey and his…

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    monster made by a mad scientist. Well, Frankenstein is more than just a fiction book, but it’s a book of Romanticism. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein is a perfect author of Romanticism. She is also a great author because she connects the theme throughout the book. Frankenstein’s main theme is ambition, and different literary elements to express the theme in the story, Mary Shelley used characterization, plot, and conflict to imply how one’s unchecked ambition can bring horrible…

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    Mary Wollstonecraft or as many of us know her as Mary Shelley was born on August 30th 1797 in London, England. She was the daughter of philosopher and political writer William Godwin and gained feminist Marry Wollstonecraft, Shelly never knew her mother due to the fact that she died shortly after her birth, and she was raised by her father. In 1816 Shelley married Percy Bysshe then two years later published the novel Frankenstein. At first the novel was published under her husband’s name because…

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    in a small town in Massachusetts named Salem. At the beginning of the play two girls who turned out to be Abigail williams, Betty Parris, other girls, including slave Tituba were caught dancing naked in the forest. Soon after rumors of witchcraft started to spread throughout the town, which made Parris really nervous about his reputation since…

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