Chapter 1: (p155-162)
“I was the slave of my creature” p159
power-shift the creature has the power. Dangers of scientic progression link to NLMG and
how Madame expresses that people are afraid of them because they’re superior p257-9
“a man is blind to a thousand minute circumstancest which call forth a woman’s sedulous atenton”
p159
gender rolest diference between men and women. Arguably appears like women are beter
because they notce the small things and so avoid enormous issues like the one Victor is under
“It a miserable wretch” p160
Double! Victor is calling himself thist like the creature does
“the Towert famed in English history” p162
Symbolic that this is the inal line of the chapter because it ends the chapter in a negatve place as
this locaton was a locaton of deatht tormentt torture and hopelessness much like the positon
Victor is in
Chapter 2: (p163-169)
“resolving to inish my labours in some obscure nook in the northern highlands of Scotland” p164
Compare to NLMG and the Morningdale Scandal p258. Remote locatons are symbolic because it
illustrates the creators need to hide their workt as if they intrinsically know that it is a crime against
nature and that it is a negatve thing to do. Context Shelley challenging the 18th Century ‘Age of
Enlightenment’ in which it was believed that progress was always a good thing
Chapter 3: (p170-178)
“Had I a rightt for my own beneitt to infict this curse upon everlastng generatonss” p171
Shelley’s messaget whilst Victor realises this too late we as a society don’t need to! We must
realise the potental dangers of scientic progression n galvanism) as we don’t have the right to play
God and change the natural order of things
“A ghastly grin wrinkled his lips” p171
Prejudice opinion that all actons the creature commits must be daemonic
“The wretch saw me destroy the creature on whose future existence he depended for happinesst
andt with a howl of devilish despair and revenget withdrew” p171
Compare to p201 when Victor loses Elizabetht the language is practcally identcal. Parallel
between the two.
“You are my creator but I am your master obey!” p172
Creature trying to assert power. Dominance in voice.
“I shall be with you on your wedding-night” p173
Warningt threat. Contnuously repeated.