Frankenstein 15 QUOTES characters and ideas Flashcards
(16 cards)
Learn from…
Victor Frankenstein:Ambition, Hubris, and Guilt
(Victor warns Walton about the dangers of overreaching ambition.)
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge.”
The world was…
Victor Frankenstein:Ambition, Hubris, and Guilt
(Victor reflects on his insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge.)
“The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.”
I, not in…
Victor Frankenstein:Ambition, Hubris, and Guilt
(Victor takes responsibility for the consequences of his ambition.)
“I, not in deed, but in effect, was the true murderer.”
I had worked nearly…
Victor Frankenstein:Ambition, Hubris, and Guilt
(Victor’s obsessive dedication to creating life.)
“I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.”
I ought…
The Creature: Loneliness, Rejection, and Desire for Revenge
(The Creature compares himself to Adam and Satan, revealing his sense of betrayal.)
“I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel.”
I am m…
The Creature: Loneliness, Rejection, and Desire for Revenge
(The Creature explains how his suffering drives his actions.)
“I am malicious because I am miserable.”
I was bene…
The Creature: Loneliness, Rejection, and Desire for Revenge
(The Creature reflects on how society’s rejection transformed him.)
“I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.”
I beheld…
Victor Frankenstein:Ambition, Hubris, and Guilt
(Victor’s horror upon seeing his creation come to life.)
“I beheld the wretch—the miserable monster whom I had created.”
Everywhere I see…
The Creature: Loneliness, Rejection, and Desire for Revenge
(The Creature laments his isolation and exclusion from human happiness.)
“Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded.”
You are my..
The Creature: Loneliness, Rejection, and Desire for Revenge
(The Creature asserts power over Victor as their dynamic shifts.)
“You are my creator, but I am your master; obey!”
beware; for I am
Themes: Ambition, Isolation, and Nature
(The Creature highlights the strength he derives from having nothing to lose.)
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
nothing is so…
Themes: Ambition, Isolation, and Nature
(Victor reflects on the trauma and upheaval he endures.)
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
I had desired…
Themes: Ambition, Isolation, and Nature
(Victor acknowledges his unchecked ambition.)
“I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation.”
the beauty of…
Themes: Ambition, Isolation, and Nature
(Victor’s disillusionment after creating the Creature.)
“The beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.”
what can stop…
Themes: Ambition, Isolation, and Nature
(Walton mirrors Victor’s ambition, framing the recurring theme of human overreach.)
“What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man?”
thirst for…
Victor: Chapter 2
(Personification of victors want for knowledge, as well as linking to the extended metaphor of victors ambition )
Thirst for knowledge
