Frankenstein - quotes Flashcards
breathless horror…
breathless horror and disgust filled my heart
I beheld the wretch - the…
I beheld the wretch - the miserable monster whom I had created
Cursed, cursed…
Cursed, Cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed
I wandered like an…
I wandered like an evil spirit, for I had committed deeds of mischief beyond description horrible
Life and death appeared…
Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world
I thought, that if I…
I thought, that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time (although I now found it impossible) renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption
It was with these…
It was with these feelings that I began the creation of a human being
I ought to be…
I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel
I will pioneer a…
I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation
I saw how the fine form…
I saw how the fine form of man was degraded and waster; I beheld the corruption of death succeed to the blooming check of life; I saw how the worn inherited the wonders of the eye and brain
A human being…
A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquility
