VICTOR AND THE MONSTER + MONTANVERT Flashcards
quotes on how Victor describes montanvert
sublime ecstasy which gave wings to the soul
awful and majestic/ tremendous
quotes on Victor’s dismissal of the monster
begone wild insect! begone…relieve me of your detested form/ begone I will not hear you!
don’t you dare approach me!
quotes on Victor’s judgement of the monster’s appearance
unearthly ugliness/ almost too ugly for human eyes
wretch/ shape
sight so tremendous and abhorred
scarcely observed
quotes on monster’s eloquence
Be calm I entreat you
Listen to me and grant me thy compassion
listen to my story
thou
quotes on paradise lost
I ought to by they Adam but rather I am the fallen angel
quotes on monster’s learning of ostracisation
misery made me a fiend
I was benevolent
analyse sublime ecstasy which gave wings to the soul/ awful and majestic/ tremendous
The description of montanvert highlights Victor’s inferiority and submission to nature which contradicts his previous supremity
the references to the wings are ironic since Victor is only physically away from his Hell and is actually damned for his actions
analyse begone wild insect! / begone…relieve me of your detested form/ begone I will not hear you
the repetition reveals Victor’s repeated denial of responsibility, the dehumanisation through animal imagery shows how he attempts to detach himself from the monster by denying it a human status and making him appear inferior - emph power dynamics
how does victor’s speech juxtapose the monsters in montanvert
the use of short exclamatory sentences juxtaposes the Monster’s eloquent sentences which reveals Victor’s own transgression from modesty to now becoming irrational - creates a sense of irony
analyse wretch/shape/ sight so tremendous and abhorred/ scarcely observed
Victor’s focus on the monster’s appearance reveals his own shallowness and superificiality as he dehumanises the monster to refute reponsibility
analyse unearthly ugliness/ almost too ugly for human eyes
Victor resigns the monster to a lowly and inferior status, the use of emphatic alliteration shows his shallow focus on appearance whereby he ostracises him from human society and denies reponsibility for the monster for being inhumane
analyse be calm I entreat you!/ thou
we are reminded of the monster’s ability to learn which victor has inhibited which emphasises the villainy and irresponsibility of Victor
analyse listen to my story / listen and grant me thy compassion
The use of repetitive imperatives parallels Victor’s angry demands but instead the monster is a lot more polite and eloquent - aware of his powerlessness
analyse I ought to be thy adam but I am rather the fallen Angel
the intertextual reference to the Bible reminds us of Victor’s failure to uphold his role as creator as he abandons the monster unlike how God taught adam all the names of things - Victor failing to play the Godlike role he desired
The neglect and inherent doom of the monster is emphasised by the fact he was created out of Victor’s evil ambition and flawed self which juxtaposes with God creating man in his image
analyse misery made me a fiend/ I was benevolent
the monster’s words evoke sympathy as the neglect he has suffered from Victor has had an impact on his development - emphasises blame on victor
analyse the biblical references alongside Victor’s dehumanisation of the monster
the monster’s biblical references alongside Victor’s dehumanising ostracisation of him creates an image of how the monster is expelled from human society paradise - reveals the beginning of his warped perception
AO3 for the monster and victor on montavert
description of sublime —-> romantics
Victor’s irresponsibility —-> industrial revolution or physiognomy
Monster’s learning/ misery—-> tabula rasa
