During her stay at the Villa Diodati, Mary Shelley dreamed of a "hideous phantasm of a man stretched out... on the working of some powerful engine... [it shows] signs of life, and stir[s] with an uneasy, half-vital motion" (Buzwell 2, Shelley 19). ... In Frankenstein, most of the deaths and murders relate to the deaths in Shelley's life. ... Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, died on August 9, 1797, ten days after her birth due to several birthing complications. ... After the anger resides, Mary Shelley's life is clearly reflected in her fictional creation: "No father watche...

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The poem portrays women looking at life only through a mirror. ... Mary Wollstonecraft started the chain of events. She was one of the first women noticed for her writings and then passed her talent on to her daughter Lipke3 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, who made great strides as a writer also at this time. ... Mary Shelley shows how our obsessions draw light upon us in two ways. ... The sweeper almost inevitably would have died before he even knew how to live life. ...

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However, Mary Shelley, in her novel "Frankenstein," argues that the pursuit of knowledge can be dangerous, and if pursued relentlessly can cause the pursuers isolation from society. ... This is a clear indication of how excessive pursuit of knowledge, as shown in Victor's relentless effort in creating life, can lead to isolation and distancing from society and the outside world. ... This scene clearly shows that the Monster innately knew that taking a life of a fellow being was morally wrong and that he possessed an intrinsic sense of right and wrong. ... Afterwards, the Monster feels...

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Unfortunately, for both Mary Shelley and her monstrous creation, few noble deeds were encountered, and instead, both received ostracism and even hatred from society. ... The Sorrows of Young Werther were important to Mary Shelley in the understanding of her dead mother as they were important to the monster in understanding human emotion. Mary Shelley's mother tried to kill herself due to her unrequited love for Gilbert Imlay, the father of Mary's half-sister, Fanny. ... Mary Shelley would have been aware of this having already read the Memoirs. Thus, Mary Shelley utilized the work,...

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