Frankenstein quotes Flashcards
(13 cards)
I collected bones
From charnel-houses” chapter 4 VF
The churchyard was
Merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life…
Chapter 4 VF
Remember that I have my power
… you are my creator, but as am your master!
Chapter 20 creature as symbol class
Chapter 5
“I had worked for nearly 2 years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body…
… but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror filled my heart”
What is the gothic lit doppelgänger motif?
Represents hidden or darker side of a character
Victor and creature share a fleet psychological link - they mirror each other in emotions and actions - ambition, isolation and revenge
Unable to endure the aspect of the being I created ….
… I rushed out of the room
Chapter 5 VF
Abhorred Monster!…
Fiend that thou are!
Chapter 2 VF volume 2
I cannot lead them unwillingly….
… To danger and I must return” Walton as narrative foil and moral counterpoint
“Explore unknown powers and…
…. Unfold to the world the deeper mysteries of my creation” Walton
“So noble, ..
… so godlike in ruin” waltion about victor
You may give up your purpose…
… but mine is assigned to me by Heaven and I dare not “
I should ascend my funeral pile…
… triumphantly and exult in the agony ox the torturing flames”
Metaphor
Paradox
Poetic language
Tragic figure