William and Mary

is adopted by Victor 's family, she infects her adopted mother with scarlet fever. Mary Shelley 's father, William Godwin, valued her adolescent existence. However, when she autonomously chose to marry Percy Shelley, he deserted her. Similarly, Victor renounces his creation when he recognizes that it is not an object incapable of independent thought. Essentially, Victor 's creation is a representation of Mary Shelley. He is expelled from society, rejected by a paternal figure and…

there on Victor's wedding night. This promise proves true when on the night of Victor's wedding he murders Elizabeth. Not only does he get his revenge in the murder of Elizabeth, but also in the murder of Henry. While he did not mean for the death of William to be used as a plot for his revenge, it is ultimately proved to be true when revealed that this moment had happened in a circumstance spawned by anger due to his relation to his "father", Frankenstein. The Creature even manages to think…

Mary Wollstonecraft was born in Spitalfields, London, on 27 April 1759, and was the second of seven kids. Her adoptive grandfather was a weaver who became successful through mastering it and left a sizable legacy, but her father, Edward John, misused his share of the inherited money. He wished to establish himself as a gentleman farmer in Epping. This was the first of the family's many moves, each of which took a tole on both their financial and social lives. Only Mary's brother, Edward, was…

on February 1, 1918. She was educated in Edinburgh, the setting used in most of her novels and went on the become editor of Poetry Review, an internationally acclaimed quarterly. She later published a series of biographies on writers like William Wordsworth, Mary Shelley and Emily Brontë and is best known for her novels, Memento Mori, The Ballad of Peckham Rye and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for which she received multiple accolades. Spark was made a dame in 1993. She died on April 13, 2006,…

In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, appearance and exterior beauty are used as methods for determining the superiority, acceptance, and status of an individual of society. Through her characters, Shelley emphasizes the unfortunate importance of beauty in first impressions, the superiority of good-looking individuals, and reliance on outer beauty for pleasure. It’s although inner beauty lacks importance and outer beauty is all that is significant to humanity. We are introduced to several…

Although Frankenstein is the name of the creator of the Monster, we immediately think of the hideous looking monster when we hear the name “Frankenstein.” Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is the story of a man whose ambition drives him to seek the supernatural from his work. In an attempt to “play God,” he creates a living being. Throughout the story, Shelley intentionally or unintentionally makes her readers question what it means to be human. According Daniel Chandler, “a true monster is evil,…

Nature plays an important role in many romantic novels, acting as the bringer of life while also being an agent of death on many occasions. In Mary Shelley’s horrific novel, Frankenstein, nature serves as a docile yet powerful backdrop for the story, constantly reflecting the emotions of the characters, while also guiding them to their ruin. A key force of nature that appears as both good and bad throughout the novel is lightning. Lighting serves as a beautiful but powerful force that aids the…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a gothic novel about the life of scientist Doctor Victor Frankenstein. He created life, and his creation a creature that is exceedingly grotesque. The gothic novel is full of despair, creativity, and displays many repetitive topics, such as the light of knowledge, and the role of women. However, one overwhelming theme in the novel consists of isolation and solitude. Frankenstein and his unnamed creature both endure destitution involving solitude, mostly due to the…

Sin and Forgiveness Some people sin and carry the guilt of their sin with them for a long time. Their previous actions haunt them and they cannot find peace. In the spring of the year 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, Abigail Williams and her fellow friends accuse certain citizens of their town of witchcraft. After being caught dancing in the woods, the girls accuse others of witchcraft to divert attention from themselves and onto others. Seventeen year old Abigail, has an affair with John Proctor…

or bad, rich or poor, normal or atypical. People construct fallacies about others, creating a single story. In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, society’s sins are evident throughout the story. Some may argue that society is not corrupt, however, dismissive behavior towards those who are different, creates monstrous characteristics in the outlier. Mary Shelley demonstrates that constant social rejection, changes the behavior of man which results in hostile…