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“I was benevolent and good, misery made me a fiend”
Creature is not intrinsically evil, rather his rejection and alienation is what made him resort to terror.
“I kept my workshop of filthy creation”
Goes against the idea of perfect creation from a divine being. Victor has been honouring himself up until this point.
“Should I not then hate them who abhor me?”
Creature says this in chapter 10 showing his reasoning for wanting revenge because of his societal and familial rejection.
“My hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation”
Victor’s guilt becomes a thirst for revenge. He thinks that if he gets rid of the monster, he will have restored natural order and atoned for his sins
“No Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my thoughts; I was alone”
Again, related to the theme of loneliness and his longing for love and human connection.
“Shall I create another like yourself, whose joint wickedness might desolate the world?“
Victor is worried about causing more chaos and unnecessary suffering so he refuses to make the Creature a mate. Themes of guilt.
“I ought to be thy Adam but I am the Fallen Angel”
Creature’s guilt that he doesn’t live up to the role of ‘son‘ and will consequently never experience the father-son relationship dynamic he so desperately longs for.
“None so horrible and deformed as myself should deny herself to me”
Creature acknowledges that his appearance is the reason for his alienation. Readers feel a huge sense of empathy towards the monster because he is internalising others’ discrimination.
“How dare you sport thus with life”
Creature challenges Victor’s hubris and attempt at playing God and the moral implications that come with it. Creature is angry wit its creator.
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