... novels where very often set in a gloomy castle replete with dungeons, subterranean passages and sliding panels. Gothic novels were written mainly to evoke terror in their readers; they also served to show the dark side of human nature. They describe the "nightmarish terrors that lie beneath the controlled and ordered surface ... first realises that he has been creating evil and is sickened by what he has done. He also knows he should not try to act as god and his attitude had changed from respected scientist to a possessed and obsessive person. Chapter 5 begins with a description of the...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... back upon him, sickening his heart and destroying his beloved. After the birth of the monster, his character is developed solely through the eyes of Frankenstein. For much of the middle section, the monsters characterisation is not developed much at all, but as we draw close to ... wandered alone for weeks, and gradually his sprit was uplifted as he observed the beauty of nature. Watching the cottagers, he learnt to love. Carefully from his quiet corner, he observed their every move. The affection they held for each other. He would have done anything to protect " ... left the darkness. ...

• Word Count: 1475
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... as he states, "his limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! – Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his ... would doom his noble deed. The man, which may have been the girl's father, shoots the creature immediately as his eyes make contact with the creature. This causes the creature to state: "inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred ... . It is then that the creature begins to pay close attention to the lessons that the cottagers give the woman on th...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate