Frankenstein: Analysis of Scenes and Songs Caroline Frankenstein’s death marked a pivotal event within Frankenstein’s life that sparked the tragic series of events that plagued his life. Despite his mother having “...died calmly...” and being described with a “...countenance expressed affection even in death...” (Vol. I, Chapter 2), it still created a stain on Frankenstein’s heart. This event set up a feeling of suffering within Frankenstein that he learned to cope with initially but foreshadowed his hellish fate. The mood developed by Camille Saint-Saëns’ composition The Swan suits this scene well. It highlights the calmness of Caroline’s death and develops a feeling of sadness within the listener. The mood it develops is one of somber …show more content…
Although not entirely related to Frankenstein’s turmoil, this scene shows that every party suffered from Frankenstein’s pursuit for knowledge. The creature states woefully, “Who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me?” (Vol. II, Chpt. 7) With this simple dialogue, the betrayal the creature felt began to convert into a bitter hatred for all human beings. The benevolent creatures he had come to adore and view almost as gods had turned against him for due to his physical appearance. In relation to the song, both parties feel betrayed for having those close to them critique their outward …show more content…
Everywhere I turn I see the same figure–her bloodless arms and relaxed form flung by the murderer on its bridal bier. (...) She had been moved from the posture in which I had beheld her; and now, as she lay, her head upon her arm, and a handkerchief thrown across her face and neck, I might have supposed her asleep. (...) The murderous mark of the fiend’s grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips.” (Vol. III, Chpt.