... and spectacular change in the human environment- (Oxford Companion to English Literature, p. 876). Mary Shelley read and relied on the most recent findings and theories of science to create her tale. She replaced the mythological theme of "heavenly fire" with the latest experiments of electricity. Benjamin Franklin, whose name has been suggested for the "Frank" in Frankenstein, may have been the ... of both, it moves beyond these genres and may be viewed as an argument against the Romanticism of her idealistic husband Percy and Lord Byron. Regardless of label, it is a cautionary tale ve...

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