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Frankenstein Research Paper

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John Michael Williamson

Mrs. Kearse

English 4 B

22 March, 2017

Frankenstein Research paper

Frankenstein a book written by Shelley in 1818, it was made in the Romantic period, so what

affects does it have on the modern horror genre. The romantic period was a time in which artist,

would use their emotions to drive their work. The same happened to Frankenstein when Shelley her

soon to be husband, Lord Byron, and her sister had a Competition to see who could come up with the

most creative, and clever ghost story, soon after that she had a dream about a scientist creating life, that

is how she got the idea for Frankenstein. Some people also say that the story isn't Romanticism, but

Gothic romance …show more content…

Despite this apparent difference, Mary

Shelley was deeply influenced by the romantics, and the reader of Frankenstein can certainly

identify a number of characteristics of romanticism in this novel. (Smith, 1).

Shelley's novel Frankenstein is both Romanticism, and Gothic romance. So now that we have that

knowledge about the story we can find out how this affected the story itself. Frankenstein has many

quotes that are based off both Romanticism, and Gothic romance we can use these quotes to see how

they have affected the story's characters, setting, and how the reader sees, and feels about the story

overall. This story is mainly filled with Gothic romance quotes here are some I feel have a big impact Williamson 2

on the story:

I gave vent to my anguish in fearful howlings. I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils,

destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like

swiftness. Oh! What a miserable night I passed! The cold stars shone in mockery, and the …show more content…

So it seems that the movie had a similar effect as it

did in Frankenstein because I felt connected to the characters by how they acted and spoke. So in

conclusion, I do think that it wouldn't as scary if we didn't feel connected to the characters, because the

characters in movies, novels, poems, etc. are one way we can feel like that we're in that scenario, it

doesn't matter if it was the protagonist or antagonist we would feel the same for either just take this

quote from Frankenstein:

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I gave vent to my anguish in fearful howlings. I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils,

destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like

swiftness. Oh! What a miserable night I passed! The cold stars shone in mockery, and the bare

trees waved their branches above me; now and then the sweet voice of a bird burst forth amidst

the universal stillness. All, save I, were at rest or in enjoyment; I, like the arch-fiend, bore a

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