Frankenstein Quotes Flashcards
(43 cards)
“I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly, and exult in the agony of the torturing flames”
“He was soon borne away by the waves”
“when all human kind sinned against me”
Creature
-Shelleys family
-Rousseu
“Fear not that I shall be the instrument of future mischief”
-Creature asserts his power
“Even now my blood boils at the recollection of this injustice”
“I shall no longer feel the agonies which now consume me”
“I felt the cheering warmth of summer”
Becomes almost a romantic, appreciating nature
“Farewell, Frankenstein”
The Creature makes his decision to end his life
“the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil”
-Creature
“his eyes closed for ever”
Death of Frankenstein
“I now ask thee to pardon me”
Humanity from the Creature
“mine is assigned to me by heaven”
Victor sees himself as Godlike
“I am surrounded by mountains of ice, which admit no escape”
“he is thus noble and godlike in ruin”
The creature is presented as Satan or Prometheus, a creature who transgessed against the orders of God
Walton sees Victor as a Godlike figure, being the creator of said ‘satan’
“learn my miseries, and do not seek your own”
Victor advises Walton against trangressing, showing regret for his transgressive acts of creating the creature.
“his face would suddenly change to an expression of the wildest rage”
the typical portrayal of the creature, however this time it is describing Victor, showing their doppelganger similarities.
“broad disk of the moon arose”
Moon is present in the novel every time there is an act of transgression, potentially to illuminate the transgression of nature and gods will serving big consequences
“to execute this revenge”
Victor becomes the revenger, positions almost flip between himself and the monster
“embraced her with ardour”
Necrophilic desires. Only shows her affection when she is dead.
Anne K Melor - ‘Victors most profound erotic desire, a necrophiliac and incestuous desire to possess the dead female.’
“I should be a free man”
Victor is completely egocentric. Feels no guilt for his actions doesn’t understand what he has done is wrong.
“Two I have already destroyed.”
The death of Henry clearly effects Victor
“I shall be with you on your wedding night”
The creatures final threat
“Shall each man…find a wife for his bosom”
The creature ultimately desires companionship
“a race of devils”
Victor contemplates whether he should create the female monster… refers to them as a race of devils.
