... human nature remain constant irrespective of context. In Frankenstein, Shelley explores the transgression of the natural order in the Romantic ideal by humanity's ongoing pursuit of progress and knowledge, a consequence of the Enlightenment Era and the Industrial Revolution. Victor's overreaching ambition to overcome the natural boundaries by taking God's creator role is highlighted in the ... "an eternal hell" describing the psychological consequences of challenging the natural order. Thus, Shelley criticizes the human tendency to disregard nature in favor of the pursuit of scient...

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