Mary Shelley (1818) Frankenstein: Key Quotations Flashcards
‘I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me’
Walton: Letter II
‘My reign is not yet over’
The Creature: Chapter 24
‘…the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil’
The Creature: Walton, in Continuation
‘I pursued nature to her hiding places’
Victor: Chapter 4
‘Oh! no mortal could support the horror of that countenance’
Victor: Chapter 4
‘Cursed, cursed Creator! Why did I live?’
The Creature: Chapter 16
‘Abhorred monster! Fiend that thou art!’
Victor: Chapter 10
‘I looked upon them as superior beings’
The Creature: Chapter 12
‘I shall be with you on your wedding night’
The Creature: Chapter 20
‘I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale’
Victor: Letter IV
‘…her bloodless arms and relaxed form flung by the murderer on its bridal bier.’
Victor: Chapter 23
‘I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel’
The Creature: Chapter 10
The beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart’
Victor: Chapter 5
‘I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous’
The Creature: Chapter 10
And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?’
Walton: Letter I