Frankenstein - The Monster Flashcards
Monster thinks that Victor should make amends
Remember that I am thy creature, I ought to be thy Adam
The Monster seeks Victor’s love
To whom thy justice and even thy clemency, is most due
Victor perceives the Monster as a threat from the moment it is created
Fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse
Monster uses gothic imagery to describe himself
Archfiend
Nature imagery features heavily in the description of Victor’s meeting with the monster
These sublime and magnificent scenes afforded me the greatest consolation
3 common descriptions of the monster
Wretch, daemon, demoniacal corpse
The monster is described as otherworldly
Superhuman speed
He begins to see himself as….
A monster, a blot upon the Earth
This is how he describes his emotions after seeing his reflection
Despondence and mortification
Why does the monster seem to be a romantic?
He is imaginative and sensitive
What does the monster have?
Powers of eloquence and persuasion
What does the monster want to do?
“Discover the motives” and “unravel the mystery” of humans
How does the monster describe knowledge?
It clings to the mind…like a lichen on a rock
How does he describe the prejudice against him?
Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded
More prophetic language to describe the monster
Dreaded spectre
