chapter v Flashcards
‘with an anxiety that almost amounted to agony’
similar to the feelings of childbirth
creating something he shouldn’t have
‘half extinguished light’
almost dead himself
‘lifeless thing that lay at my feet’
spatial deixis
victor has power over the creature
‘beautiful’
tried to make it perfect
can’t get involved in the creation process
‘horrid contrast with his watery eyes’
be careful about the consequences of your actions
eyes are windows to the soul - not soul
cacophonic - blames creature, regrets it
‘traversing my bedchamber’
abandons creature
removing parental responsibility
‘it became such a thing as even dante could not have conceived’
philosopher of the 7 categories of hell
‘aching eyes the church of inglostadt’
how much involvement should humanity have in the creation process?
metaphor for the church looking down on his actions - deviating from strict victorian morals
‘i hurried on with irregular steps, not daring to look about me’
paranoid
expects creature to follow him
’ i have ten thousand florins a year without greek’
not all knowledge is needed
been living unlike frankenstein
‘so thin and pale’
before and after
price you have to pay
‘i darted up towards my own room’
panicking - gothic feature of high emotion
knows he’s done something wrong
up - wants to be the best, playing god
‘kind and attentive’
contrasts frankenstein
doesn’t care for the creature
