ENGB30 Study Guide - William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, Scantron Corporation
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Scene : victor frankenstein in frankenstein, drowne in drowne"s wooden image . I was deceiv"d, i carv"d thee for a nymph, Wife of percy shelley; daughter of william godwin and mary. First published in 1818, when mary shelley was 21. Frankenstein"s story; it is literally contained within the bounds set by frankenstein. Journey to mont blanc & run-in with monster. Frankenstein asks victor for a female monster companion. Journey to british isles & aborted creation of female. Similarities to prometheus: sole creator of being(s), without divine intervention, non-romantic relationship with created being(s, act of creation results in torture (whether physical- Similarities to pygmalion: creator is mortal and has limitations, creator is driven by a desire to create a perfect/ near- perfect being. His limbs were in proportion, and i had selected his features as beautiful. (39) Now that i had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished. (39: suggestion of fervor/obsession whether artistic or scientific.
