He was reading John Milton's Paradise Lost and Satan is one of the main characters. The monster compared himself to Satan by saying, "Satan has his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and detested" (Shelley 170) Even though he isn't human, the Monster still feels human emotions, wants, and needs. The Monster feels like he is similar to Satan because they are both shunned by normal society. There are some people who worship Satan and follow him. ...

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Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. Much like Satan, Victor is forced to carry his anguish with him constantly ; " [Frankenstein] bore a hell within [himself] which nothing could extinguish" (57). The creature is a portrayal of Eve's role in Paradise Lost. ...

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Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. Much like Satan, Victor is forced to carry his anguish with him constantly; "Frankenstein bore a hell within himself which nothing could extinguish" (57). The creature is a portrayal of Eve's role in Paradise Lost. ...

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Bibliotherapy of the Creature I saw a creature, naked, bestial, which, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, and ate of it. I said, "Is it good friend?" "It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it because it is bitter and because it is my heart." - Stephen ...

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Shelley includes references to Percy Shelley's poems and other Romantic poems such as the 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Milton's 'Paradise Lost', the references to these show to the reader the Romantic view of the importance of emotions and the imagination, and also the importance of the individual. ... This is a strong reference to Paradise Lost, as the creature was the first of Frankenstein's creation he should be his Adam, but for no act of evil or moral reason Frankenstein as his creator, his God, has turned him away like th...

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Genetics do not play a large role in shaping a person's character and personality. ... Essentially Locke believes that genetics play no role in the development of personality or character. ... Shelley depicts the effect of mainstream media on personality and character through her portrayal of the creature. ... From Sorrows of Werter he learns about "despondency and gloom " and begins to question his creation, from Plutarch's Lives he learns "high thoughts and about the violent tendencies of human civilization, and from Paradise Lost he learns to identify himself with Satan, the maste...

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He put characters of different behaviors and values together and described how they acted together. ... That is why the characters in Zola's work did not think morally; they followed their instincts. ... Some of these works include: Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives, and Sorrows of Werther. ... As a result, it was not necessary for her to give physical descriptions of each of the characters. The only part of the story that mattered was what happened to these characters, not what they looked...

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Is it true that the monster is treacherous? Walton says that Victor showed letters and that W. saw the monster, to lend credibility to the story. Victor had thought to be useful, but without due consideration to values. Epic hero: "the greatness of his fall." Victor's speech: we do something not bec...

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