Gothic elements in Frankenstein

chapter 3

Use of the word "omen" when Elizabeth caught Scarlet Fever

"an omen, as it were ,of my future misery"

Elizabeth's illness could lead to possible death, and therefore cause future misery to Victor since he cares about Elizabeth, hence the use of the word "omen" to refer to Elizabeth' state

overwhelmed with sadness and fear

chapter 8

Victor feels guilty over William and Justine's death, since his creation caused it

"But I, the true murderer, felt the never-dying worm alive in my bosom, which allowed of no hope or consolation"

the worm is a metaphor to how Victor is feeling; he is consumed by guilt and believes there's no hope for getting Justine and William back

chapter15

Creature feels isolated in society

"But it was all a dream; no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my thoughts; I was alone. I remembered Adam's supplication to his Creator. But where was mine? He had abandoned me, and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him."

The creature is upset because there was no one there to comfort him in time of needs, and when he attempts to connect with Adam from Paradise Lost, he recalls that his own creator hates him

Chapter 16

the creature seeks revenge from Victor for the way Victor created the creature to look like

"Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge."

Links to suicidal thoughts when wanted to be put out of his misery

The creature was denied acceptance by the cottagers, his protectors, and feels an overwhelm of upsetting emotions and self hate for the way he looks, since it is the reason society dislikes him.

chapter 22

Victor feels responsible for the death of Henry, William and Justine

"Justine, poor unhappy Justine, was as innocent as I, and she suffered the same charge; she died for it; and I am the cause of this—I murdered her. William, Justine, and Henry—they all died by my hands."

Overwhelmed with guilt

Chapter 23

gets the spontaneity to marry Elizabeth

"None on earth. I love Elizabeth and look forward to our union with delight. Let the day therefore be fixed; and on it I will consecrate myself, in life or death, to the happiness of my cousin."

chapter 23

Victor is determined to kill the creature

"My rage is unspeakable when I reflect that the murderer, whom I have turned loose upon society, still exists. You refuse my just demand; I have but one resource, and I devote myself, either in my life or death, to his destruction."

Victor hopes to replace his feelings of grief for Elizabeth's death with vengeance and determination to kill the creature

chapter 5

Victor's lab is dimly lit when working on creature

" the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out"

chapter 7

Victor discovers it was the monster who was responsible for William's death and starts to believe that Victor himself is also the murderer

"I considered the being whom I had cast among mankind, and endowed with the will nd power to effect purposes of horror..."

Victor starts viewing the creature as a part of him; the worst part, since he seems to be in places where Victor is at times, and starts questioning their connection

chapter 20

Victor signifies how he feels like he is going mad

" I thought with a sensation of madness on my promise of creating another like to him, and trembling with passion, tore to pieces the thing on which I was engaged. "

Victor could not think of why he had agreed to creating the female companion for the creature

chapter 4

Victor isolates himself to work on his creation

chapter 9

Victor isolates himself and seeks solace in nature

chapter 10

Victor finds monster in a cave, isolated setting

Chapter 19

Victor also isolates himself to work on his creation

Chapter 24

Victor feels alone boarding a strange ship

chapter 2

lightning strikes a tree during a thunderstorm

"on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about twenty yards from our house; and so soon as the dazzling light vanished, the oak had disappeared, and nothing remained but a blasted stump. "

inspired Victor to apply Electricity in the concept of creating life

chapter 7

Monster is seen near where William dyed while a storm struck

chapter 2

Mentions of spirits

chapter 4

Victor begins to work on creature

chapter 5

victor brings creature to life

Chapter 5

Victor does not tell anyone of the creation, even Henry who come across him

" I dreaded to behold this monster, but I feared still more that Henry should see him."

Was afraid of what would happen when Henry spots the creature

Chapter 8

Victor keeps the true killer of William's identity a secret

Does this because confessing in the true murderer and that Victor created the murder as well would make society think he is a madman

The moon

repeated pattern of moon spotting during the creator's time of violence

present while the creature was burning the cottage

"I waited with forced impatience until the moon had sunk to commence my operations."

spotted on the night of Elizabeth's murder

"The moon had reached her summit in the heavens and was beginning to descend"

before

" The windows of the room had before been darkened, and I felt a kind of panic on seeing the pale yellow light of the moon illuminate the chamber. "

after

spotted during Henry's murder

"Clouds hid the moon, everything was obscure, and I heard only the sound of the boat as its keel cut through the waves; the murmur lulled me, and in a short time I slept soundly."

spotted while Victor was giving the creature the spark of life

Spotted when the creature was out in the woods, creature discovered how it's light helped him see in the dark

spotted while Victor was creating the female companion

"I trembled and my heart failed within me, when, on looking up, I saw by the light of the moon the dæmon at the casement."

chapter 4

mentions of spirits

"I do not ever remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition or to have feared the apparition of a spirit"

Chapter 1

Victor's father rescues Caroline from poverty

married her to rescue her

Chapter 8

Elizabeth upset over Justine's accusation and seeks comfort from Victor

Justine's proven guilty while innocent and is to be executed

Chapter 23

Creature kills Elizabeth and she cannot defend herself

"But I discovered no trace of him and was beginning to conjecture that some fortunate chance had intervened to prevent the execution of his menaces when suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream. "

Chapter 4

Victor uses dead body parts to create life

"but this was not sufficient; I must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body."

Chapter 16

the creature thinks of suicide so he can be put out of his misery

""Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge."

chapter 17

Victor thinks of suicide so he does not have to feel the guilt of building the female companion so his family doesn't die

Thinks of his family grieving his death and chose not to commit suicide

chapter 21

Creature murders Henry as revenge for Victor's destruction of the female companion

Chapter 23

Elizabeth was murdered by the creature, for his warning to Victor is that the creature will be with him on his wedding night

chapter 14

the monster mourns Victor's death and kills himself from feelings of regret

chapter 5

Victor has a nightmare about Elizabeth dying

"but as I imprinted the first kiss on her lips, they became livid with the hue of death"

chapter 3

Victor's mother catches scarlet fever and dies

MARY SHELLEY'S LIFE: Scarlet fever was common disease at the time

chapter 7

Victor's feelings of grief over his brother's death

chapter 12

the DeLaceys are suffering due to poverty

chapter 20

Victor lives in a gloomy setting in England

chapter 23

Victor is upset after his family was murdered

Set out to kill the creature in revenge

chapter 24

Victor visits his family's gravestones

cemetery consists of gloomy settings

"As night approached I found myself at the entrance of the cemetery where William, Elizabeth, and my father reposed. I entered it and approached the tomb which marked their graves. Everything was silent except the leaves of the trees, which were gently agitated by the wind; the night was nearly dark, and the scene would have been solemn and affecting even to an uninterested observer. "

visits during the dark

Chapter 2

Mentions of alchemy, philosopher's stone

"Under the guidance of my new preceptors I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life"

Victor discovers alchemy chemistry

"Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate; I desire, therefore, in this narration, to state those facts which led to my predilection for that science"

Victor discovers how lightening can be used for electricity

"As I stood at the door, on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about twenty yards from our house; and so soon as the dazzling light vanished, the oak had disappeared, and nothing remained but a blasted stump."

Chapter 3

Victor learns about the modern science through University

Chapter 4

Victor figures out that in order to create life, he must use death

"To examine the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death."

Chapter 8

Reference to "lawless devices" which were the tools he used to create the creature

" It was to be decided whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow beings"

Chapter 19

Victor sets to make a female companion for the creature