Paper No. 103 Paper Name- Literature Of Romantics Sem - 1

1. • NAME: NIYATI VYAS
• ROLL NO. : 15
• COURSE: MA ENGLISH
• SEM: 1
• PAPERNO. : 103
• PAPERNAME: LITERATUREOF THEROMANTICS
• TOPIC: THERELATIONSHIPBETWEENVICTORFRANKENSTEINANDMONSTER
• BATCH: 2020-2022
• DEPARTMENTOF ENGLISHMKBU

2. ABOUT WRITER
• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English
novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
(1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction.
• In 1816, the couple and her stepsister famously spent a summer with Lord Byron
and John William Polidori near Geneva, Switzerland, where Shelley conceived the
idea for her novel Frankenstein.
• Until the 1970s, Shelley was known mainly for her efforts to publish her husband's
works and for her novel Frankenstein, which remains widely read and has inspired
many theatrical and film adaptations

3. VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
• Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The
Modern Prometheus.
• He is an Italian-Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy) who, after studying chemical processes
and the decay of living things, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his
own creature (often referred to as Frankenstein's monster, or often colloquially referred to as
simply "Frankenstein").
• Victor later regrets meddling with nature through his creation, as he inadvertently endangers
his own life and the lives of his family and friends when the creature seeks revenge against
him.
• In the novel, we are introduced to the character when he is seeking to catch the monster near
the North Pole and is saved from near death by Robert Walton and his crew.

4. MONSTER
• Frankenstein's monster or Frankenstein's creature, often erroneously
referred to as simply "Frankenstein", is a fictional character who first appeared
in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
Shelley's title thus compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, to the
mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay and
gave them fire.
• Frankenstein's monster became iconic in popular culture, and has been
featured in various forms of media, including films, television series,
merchandise and video games.
• His most iconic version is his portrayal by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film
Frankenstein, the 1935 sequel Bride of Frankenstein, and the 1939 sequel Son
of Frankenstein.
• In Shelley's Gothic story, Victor Frankenstein builds the creature in his
laboratory through an ambiguous method based on a scientific principle he
discovered. Shelley describes the monster as 8 feet (240 cm) tall and terribly
hideous, but emotional. The monster attempts to fit into human society but is

5. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FRANKENSTEIN AND
MONSTER
• In the novel there are many parallels between Victor and his creation. Both seem to have
an indescribable hatred for one another. Victor seems to deny the monster what he has
denied himself, a family life and wife.
• As Victor declines into madness by the middle of the novel we see that his relationship
with Elizabeth will come to nothing and this nothingness will be mirrored in any
relationships the monster has. Victor has no wife. Thus monster has no wife. Victor denies
the monster any social acceptance of any kind. This is a parallel as Victor himself is cut off
from the world for months to focus on his work.
• In the end all they have is each other which is ironic as both despise each other. In a way
they need each other. Victor needs the monster as he is his only relationship,it is a
relationship full of emotion.

6. MONSTER’S AGGRESSION TOWARDS VICTOR
• The Monster hates Frankenstein for abandoning him after his creation:
“He had abandoned me: and, in the bitterness of my heart, I cursed him.” The
Monster is also angry with Frankenstein for making the Monster the only
one of his kind: “I was dependent on none and related to none.”
• The Monster only seeks revenge against Frankenstein, but sometimes he
seems to see Frankenstein as the representative of all mankind. He
addresses him as “Man!” when he announces that he will kill Frankenstein’s
family, suggesting Frankenstein is a stand-in for all humanity.
• Later, the monster kills Frankenstein's best friend, Henry Clerval, and later
kills Frankenstein's bride, Elizabeth Lavenza, on their wedding night,
whereupon Frankenstein's father dies of grief. With nothing left to live for
but revenge, Frankenstein dedicates himself to destroying his creation.

7. WORKS CITED
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley
• https://owlcation.com/humanities/Frankenstein-and-his-
Monster--by-Mary-Shelley
• https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frankenstein/key-
questions/why-does-the-monster-kill-william/
MOVIES BASED ON FRANKENSTEIN
• Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• The Bride (film) (1985)
• I, Frankenstein (2014)
• Victor Frankenstein (2015)
• The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015 TV Series)