Later, when he goes away to college in pursuit of knowledge about alchemy and other sciences, everything gets darker and darker. ... This includes things such as secrets and crime, both of which share the spotlight in Frankenstein. ... When Victor finally tells his secret to Walton, it is as if some of the burden has been lifted and he dies soon after. ... In "The Tell Tale Heart," the main character hears the beating of the heart of a man that he killed and buried in the floor. ... Death, darkness, rain, and horror are all needed to make a good Gothic novel. ...

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He states, now that I have finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. ... Secrecy - Victor conceives of science as a mystery to be probed; its secrets, once discovered, must be jealously guarded. ... Krempe , the natural philosopher he meets at Ingolstadt, a model scientist: "an uncouth man, but deeply imbued in the secrets of his science." Victor's entire obsession with creating life is shrouded in secrecy, and his obsession with destroying the monster remains equally secret until Walton hears his tale. ... In contrast to this, Victor...

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When we first look at Shelley's Frankenstein, it seems as if Victor is a kind and good-natured man, opposite of the Monster who is cold-hearted and brutal. ... He cannot bear being alone because he is constantly being maltreated and he longs for a companion whom he can share his affection with. ... The Monster, although capable of being good, does not share Victor's delicate nature; he is much more forceful and brutal in his approach. ... They are essentially mirrors of each other, with the Monster being a representation of Victor's dark and savage side. ... Victor cannot conti...

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According to Mellor: Victor Frankenstein embodies certain elements of Percy Shelley's temperament and character that had begun to trouble Mary Shelley - namely and intellectual hubris and belief in the supreme importance of mental abstractions that led him to be insensitive to the feelings of those who did not share his ideas and enthusiasms. (73) Frankenstein's education is based on Percy Shelley's; both were avid students of several noted medieval alchemists as were they equally fascinated with alchemy and chemistry. ... Ingolstadt was famous as the home of the ...

• Word Count: 3377
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate