Frankenstein listens in on Professor Waldman's lecture over philosophy, and he explains, "But these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt, and their eyes to pour over the microscope or crucible, have indeed performed miracles They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the Invisible world with its own shadows.... In this quote, you start to get a feel for what Victor must have been thinking when he decided to create the monster. ... Englert explains that, "Shelley paints vi...

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