frankenstein quotes

victor’s description of the creature (2)

‘beautiful!’

‘these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes’

how victor describes the creation of the creature

‘painful labour’

reason for his creation of the creature

‘sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body’

victors work in his laboratory (3)

‘disappeared in the light of morning while i was yet engaged in my laboratory’

‘deprived myself of rest and health’

‘my cheeks had gone pale with study’

the creature in the hovel

‘i quitted the cottage and in the general tumult, escaped to my hovel’

the creature in the ice

‘a creature who could exist in the ice caves of the glaciers’

the creatures emotions (3)

‘misery made me a fiend’

‘man will not associate with me’

‘i am alone and miserable’

victors mother

‘i thought i held the corpse of my dead mother in my arms’

the creature’s learning (2)

‘these wonderful narrations inspired me with strange feelings’

‘i ought to be thy adam, but i am rather the fallen angel’

victor’s god complex

‘pour a torrent of light into our dark world

victor’s remorse

‘they were dead, and i lived’

walton’s ambition

‘one mans life was but a small price to pay’

victor’s warning to walton

‘i ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be the serpent to sting you’

victor’s passion

‘it was the secrets of heaven and earth that i desired to learn’ - Victors desire to usurp God

victor’s expectations of the creature

‘one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me’

the creatures view of himself

‘i was terrified when i viewed myself in a transparent pool’