Frankenstein Quotes Flashcards
“I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly, and exult in the agony of the torturing flames”
“He was soon borne away by the waves”
“when all human kind sinned against me”
Creature
-Shelleys family
-Rousseu
“Fear not that I shall be the instrument of future mischief”
-Creature asserts his power
“Even now my blood boils at the recollection of this injustice”
“I shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me”
“I felt the cheering warmth of summer”
Becomes almost a romantic, appreciating nature
“Farewell, Frankenstein”
The Creature makes his decision to end his life
“the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil”
-Creature
“his eyes closed for ever”
Death of Frankenstein
“I now ask thee to pardon me”
Humanity from the Creature
“mine is assigned to me by heaven”
Victor sees himself as Godlike
“I am surrounded by mountains of ice, which admit no escape”
“he is thus noble and godlike in ruin”
The creature is presented as Satan or Prometheus, a creature who transgessed against the orders of God
Walton sees Victor as a Godlike figure, being the creator of said ‘satan’
“learn my miseries, and do not seek your own”
Victor advises Walton against trangressing, showing regret for his transgressive acts of creating the creature.
“his face would suddenly change to an expression of the wildest rage”
the typical portrayal of the creature, however this time it is describing Victor, showing their doppelganger similarities.
“broad disk of the moon arose”
Moon is present in the novel every time there is an act of transgression, potentially to illuminate the transgression of nature and gods will serving big consequences
