Gianna D’Angelo Mrs. Castelli Honors English II 5 April 2023 Frankenstein English writer and social critic Aldous Huxley stated, "Science is dangerous; we have to keep it most carefully chained and muzzled.” This was said during the time period of romanticism which was an artistic, literary, and musical movement in the 1800s that emphasized beliefs in nature and the idea of imagination being superior to reason. Both ideas from Huxley and the romantic period were used in many pieces of literature written during this time. In 1818 Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, a story about a curious, scientifical man, Victor Frankenstein, who develops a monstrous creature that he later regrets giving life too. Shelley proves that science is dangerous …show more content…
He explains to the readers that he is not like others and he strives to discover the secrets of science which then leads to his downfall later in the novel. Before he had created the creature he had a passion for science. Victor is trying to explain that he wants to unlock all aspects of science in his work and persue his plan of creating the creature. This ties into the statement that Aldous Huxley made, but showing that science is too powerful and must be contained. Victor wanted more than what he created: “So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein; more, far more, will I achieve; tredding in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation” (Shelley 48). He explains the hold that science has bestowed upon him and explains how he wants to take the creation of Frankenstein and evolve it to something more. He tells the readers that he wants to do more than just create Frankenstien. He plans to piggy-back off of his destiny to unlock science far more than a man should ever do which goes against the idea of …show more content…
The monster explains; “I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear, and chiefly towards you my arch-enemy, because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred. Have a care; I will work at your destruction, nor finish until i desolate your heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your birth” (Shelley 157). The creature is premeditating his plan of action by telling Victor that since he took the option of love away from him by refusing to create a significant other for the creature to cure his lonliness when he finds love, now he will initiate his revenge on Victor. In Victor’s eyes he worries about what the creature had told him as he feared that it might come true. His fears did come true. Frankenstein ended up killing Victor’s wife, Elizabeth, and left her lifeless body on his bed for him to see in order to ensure that his revenge was complete. Victor is the sole cause for Frankenstein’s actions and he is dangerous because he seeked his premeditated