Frankenstein Flashcards
“Adam”
The creature should be powerless but respected by god, but instead he is a “fallen angel”
“Fallen angel”
The creature is powerless and rejected by God (Victor)
“I am fearless”
The creature feels in control, feels betrayed as Victor destroyed his companion, which encourages him to be angry and have power (revengeful mindset)
“Lesson of patience, charity, and self-control”
Victor’s childhood was priviledged, he was loved and cared for, this is not reciprocated with the creature
“Tender caresses”
Victor’s childhood is full of love and affection, contrasting his own treatment of the monster- Victor is ignorant
“It was in their hands to direct to happiness or misery”
Exemplifies Victor’s parents power over his life
“Lifeless thing lay at my feet”
Victor is dominant, in control.
Links to sins of the father lay at my feet- the creature is a sin, science goes against God
“Instruments of life”
Victor views himself as a God and as a mother for creating life
“Dull yellow eye”
“Watery eyes”
“Dun-white sockets”
Repetition of eyes, victor is scared of the eyes because he doesn’t see any humanity in the creature, which is ironic because Victor should be nurturing it and still has the responsibility over the creature
“Breathless horror and disgust filled my heart”
Immediately repulsed by the creature, fear, consumed by a revengeful mindset, corruption of power
“I held the corpse of my dead mother”
Shelley warns that if the naturality of the world is transgressed, there are consequences (Victor’s nightmare). Oedipus complex (A desire for sexual involvement with your parent(Elizabeth) and a rivalry with the other(God))
“Secret which I desire to divine”
Explains why science was so appealing to him, he desires advancements in knowedge and scientific developments, Victor keeps loads of secrets
Charnel houses/vault
Building where corpse and bones are piled, Victor is driven by morbid curiosity and the supernatural
“Bless me as its creator”
Victor is hubristic and selfish, longing for validation, wants to be appreciated for his scientific accomplishments, ironic as he wants to be blessed for committing a sin of greed and ignorance, making him egotistical and narcissistic
“The monster whom I created, the miserable daemon”
Victor is denying responsibility for the creature, it is the world and the creatures responsibility (hypocritical as Victor cant take responsibility for himself), science leads to downfall (death, destruction)
