• Name : Gond Asmita K.• Roll no : 1st • Paper : The romantic literature• Topic : Frankenstein swings between ‘ Hope’ and ‘despair’ explain.• M.A --1 Sem --2• Submitted to : Department of English Maharaja Krishnkumar Sinhji Bhavnagar University E-mail-Id : asmita.gond414@gmail.com

Introduction of Author

• Mary Shelley was born in 1797.

• William Godwin , the author of political Justice was father of Mary Shelley.

• Frankenstein was written in 1818 in the last years of the reign of George – 3.

About the novel

Combination of science fiction and classical horror

Shelley has created the sense of being haunted

Challenges gods authority like Satan

It is a gothic novel prevailing darkness and the suspense of the

reality

Also created fear by creation of the monster

Creation becomes destroyer of creator

Victor’s thirst for the knowledge

Frankenstein was a young Swiss boy, from a wealthy

family. He has desire or hope to discover the “power” of “the needle” and he has “ardent

curiosity” to achieve something.

He has quest to be like god and superior just like Christopher Marlowe

• In letter- IV Walton quotes

Frankenstein as saying

“ You have hope , and the world before you, and have no

cause for despair. But I…I have lost everything, and cannot begin life anew”

Victor Frankenstein as a creator

• Frankenstein learns about modern science within very short span of time he excels all professors.

• Was fascinated with the “secret of life.”

• By chemistry and electricity he has animated a dead body and created a monster.

Creation of a monster is ‘hope’ or ‘despair’

• Frankenstein's

EgoAm

bition

New creation and tragic

end

Monster’s ugly look

• The creation of Frankenstein was horrible . His appearance also created hatred , or he created a monster or devil who later on tended to ruin the peace of Frankenstein's personal life. And it shows despair into the Frankenstein's creation.

Monster as a helpful of others that is 'hope’In ch-3 and 4 ….. Monster reports his high hopes as he deeds for others, particularly for his “neighbor's” outside of whose house he lived, unknown to them.

From Paradise lost

“Happy, happy earth! Fit habitation for gods… the present was tranquil and the future gilded by

bright rays hope, and anticipation of joy”

‘Despair’ by hasty discovery of the monster

After the creation of monster soon he disappeared from

laboratory. He ruins Frankenstein's peace of mind and his family life.

Monster’s horror could be seen in terms of the series of murders done by him.

Killings by the Monster

The death of William

The death sentence of Justine

Caroline

Elizabeth

Frankenstein's father

Creation of lady monster

• Monster wanted to create a lady monster to accompany him

• That was ‘Hope’ for Monster and ‘Despair’ for Frankenstein

• Because it becomes disastrous for the humanity.

Victor’s end that is the end of the creator

• After taking the revenge of killing of Frankenstein's nears and dears. He chased his creation towards north

• Victor was dies of illness.• And monster also died with

his creator.• And left the reads with many

contrasting interpretations of Victor and science.

Conclusion• Thus, the novel is largely shaped by the contrast between

hubristic hopes and human despair.• This hope and despair is comes one by one into the novel• We can not say that the end of the novel is either hope or despair.

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