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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of how Shelley's "Frankenstein" uses Miltonian characterization. The creature's links to Adam and Satan are explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Miltonian Characterization in Shelleys "Frankenstein" , 11/2010 --for
more information on using this paper properly! There are many qualities which elevate Mary Shelleys "Frankenstein" to the level of a literary work that transcends the boundaries of its
associated genre of horror, which like the best works of the Gothic tradition, utilizes the grotesque to profound aesthetic effect. Shelleys novel resonates not because simply because it has the
capacity to horrify and thrill, but also because it has the capacity to move the reader and indicate something about the nature of humanity, through those genre vehicles of horror
and thrills. One of the most obvious ways in which this is manifested over the course of the text is in the comparisons between Frankensteins monster and various mythological figures.
Most important, parallels are drawn between the creature and Miltons conceptions of Adam and Satan; an interpretation which necessarily couches the doctor himself in divine terms. An examination of this
motif within the text reveals a great deal about the books thematic expression of moral and philosophical content. This paragraph provides the student with a basic overview of how
the characters can be comparatively mapped to biblical figures. Interpreting the text of "Frankenstein" in Biblical terms begins most appropriately with the characters. All three of the central character in
Shelleys text parallel the characteristics of biblical figures, a parallel that is made all the most apparent by the monsters discovery of Miltons "Paradise Lost" late in the novel. To
be specific, Victor fills the role of God, albeit a warped and subversive view of God that is appropriate to the Gothic tradition. Notions of compassion and benevolence are eschewed
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