Frankenstein ultimate quote list Flashcards
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an enterprise which
you have regarded with such evil foreboding
(walton’s letters at the start)
a land surpassing
in wonder and in beauty every region (walton’s letters at the start)
ardent
curiosity (walton’s letters at the start)
poets whose
effusions entranced my soul (walton’s letters at the start)
a most severe evil
I have no friend (walton’s letters at the start)
savage
inhabitant (walton’s letters at the start)
inexpressible
grace (about Caroline, chapter 1)
silken
cord
bearing a celestial
stamp (Elizabeth)
deeply smitten
with the thirst for knowledge
possessed by the very spirit of
kindness and indulgence (victor’s parents)
sad
trash
fervent longing to
penetrate the secrets of nature
a most violent and terrible
thunderstorm
curiosity and
delight (when watching the storm in chapter 2)
blasted
stump
destiny was too potent
and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction
my firmest hopes of future happiness were
placed in the prospect of your union
i will endeavour
to resign myself cheerfully to death
she veiled
her grief (elizabeth’s sacrifice)
my mind was filled with
one thought, one conception, one purpose
the labours of men of genius,
…scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of humankind
i paid no
visit to geneva (chapter 3)
painful
labour (chapter 3)