This document discusses elements of Romanticism found in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. It identifies themes like nature, emotion, symbolism, imagination, and the supernatural. Specific examples are provided that show nature as a mountain river representing loss in Victor's life, emotion through Walton's loneliness, symbolism of fire bringing the creature joy, and imagination in the creature's hopes of being accepted by De Lacey's family. The conclusion states Shelley warns that neglecting nature can turn one into a monster like Victor Frankenstein.

1. Romanticism in Frankenstein
• Name: Trivedi Hezal K.
• Roll No: 35
• PG Reg. No. PG15101040
• M.A. – English Regular, Semester-2
• Year: 2016
• Course No. 5: The Romantic Literature
• Unit-4 – Frankenstein (mary-shelley)
• Assignments Topic- Romanticism & Frankenstein
• Submitted to: S.B. Gardi Department of English
• Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
• (Gujarat – India)

2. When you think “Romanticism”
DON”T think of “romance”!
• The literary term
“Romanticism” is very
different from what
“romantic” commonly
means today.
• Romantics often wrote
about sad situations (love
or death).
• Or they wrote about nature
• Or they wrote fantasy
stories

3. Some elements of the
Romanticism
• Nature
• Emotion
• Symbolism
• The Self/Personal
freedom
• Imagination and
Fantasy
• The supernatural
• Belief that that science
only corrupts, but
nature soothes.
• Interest in Past
• Rural Life and the
Common Man
• Legends & myths
• Death
• Failed love

4. • Written by Mary
Shelley in 1818 when
she was 18 year old.

5. Nature in
Frankenstein
• "I feel exquisite pleasure in dwelling on the
recollections of childhood, before
misfortune had tainted my mind and
changed its bright visions of extensive
usefulness into gloomy and narrow
reflections upon self...I find it arise, like a
mountain river, from ignoble and almost
forgotten sources; but, swelling as it
proceeded, it became the torrent which, in
its course, has swept away all my hopes and
joys" (Shelley 38).
• This quote exemplifies the natural
elements frequently seen in Romantic
period literature in the sense that the swell
of the mountain river represents the chaos
and loss of happiness in Victor's life.

6. Emotion in
Frankenstein
• "I desire the company of a man who
would sympathize with me; whose
eyes would reply to mine. You may
deem me romantic, my dear sister,
but I bitterly feel the want of a
friend" (Shelley 18)
• This is an example of Romantic
emotion from Walton's point of
view. His loneliness reflects the
barrenness of the Arctic that he and
his seemingly unsympathetic crew
members travelled through.

7. Symbolism in
Frankenstein
• " ‘One day, when I was oppressed by
cold, I found a fire which had been
left by some wandering beggars, and
was overcome with delight at the
warmth I experienced from it' "
(Shelley 99).
• This passage shows the symbolism
that Shelley uses to explain how the
creature felt when he first
discovered fire. The fire represents
feelings of joy the creature truly felt
throughout the novel when in
contact with flames.

8. Imagination in
Frankenstein
• "I thought, therefore, that if in the
absence of his children I could gain
the good will and mediation of the
old De Lacey, I might by his means
be tolerated by my younger
protectors" (Shelley 126)
• This example of imagination is
reflected in the creature's ignorance
in De Lacey's family being accepting
of his beastly appearance. This goes
hand in hand with the Romantic
ideals of imagination. The purpose
of it was to help the readers with
certain parts of reality. This quote
does this by showing people that
they cannot set their hopes too high.

9. Conclusion
 Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, is a
romantic classic. It is based around the
romantic principles that science only corrupts,
but nature soothes. She is warning us that if
we neglect nature, like Victor Frankenstein
did, we will end up making a monster out of
ourselves and one day look back at how
foolish we were in neglecting nature.

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