... not care for consequences, puts himself before others, does not care about how his actions will negatively affects others, cannot own up to the things he does, and blames people for his wrongdoings. While humans can be selfish and sometimes lack responsibility, Frankenstein's egotistical qualities are what ... wishes for him to fulfill, "I feel that burning hatred and ardent desire of revenge I once expressed; but I feel myself justified in desiring the death of my adversary. During these last days I have been occupied in examining my past conduct; nor do I find it blamable" (Shelley ......

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... to "explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" (pg 47). He wanted to create a being "of a gigantic stature... About eight feet in height, and proportionally large" (pg 52), a being that would be put together with collected body parts from the local graveyard. Frankenstein states, "That I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet ... ." (pg 56)The beauty of this dream however, vanished, and "Breathless horror and disgust filled his heart" (pg 56) when this being was actually ... came to life. The creation of a monste...

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... therefore making it unbelievable without a doubt. However today, this story could be defined as a "modern myth-- an unsure legend - because with the current science of today this creation of life does not seem so far from reality. Therefore allowing it to be believed by some, and ... become God and he wants his creation to bless him as a creator. Victor Frankenstein's dream was to "explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" (Shelly 47). His dream was, in fact, playing God. He wanted to create a being "of a gigantic stature ... proportionally large,...

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... . Benjamin Franklin, whose name has been suggested for the "Frank" in Frankenstein, may have been the modern Prometheus from whom Shelley drew inspiration. The concepts of electricity and warmth were theorized by Humphrey Davy whose experiments emphasized the electrical and chemical in a process know as galvanisation which was said to be the key to the animation of life. The spark of life was quasi-electrical in nature. Mary ... became familiar with galvanisation both from the summer conversations at Villa Diodori with Byron and from her husband Percy's interest in this theme ... ...

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