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Frankenstein Romanticism Analysis

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Romanticism, a movements both in the arts and sciences, peaked in the early 1800s and this was around the same time Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley. As a result many fundamental ideas of romanticism can be witnessed in the novel. Many argue that Frankenstein resembles a much darker and complex ideas, which wanders away from the true values of Romanticism and contrasts with her husband Percy Shelley and Coleridge, both who are well-known Romantic authors. Although Shelley wanders from the core of Romanticism, Shelley was influenced by her contemporaries, and importantly her husband, and this is evident throughout her most remembered novel, Frankenstein. Also, Mary Shelley adds on to the ideas of Romanticism and introduces pieces of …show more content…

Romantic writers and poets tried portray methods in which the defined world connects to imagined universe; they also tried to document and write about sublime experiences and enlightenment of the mind. Often, the authors values and the experience of the narrator can be similar and this has a tremendous effect on the novel. Authors also express an awe towards nature and its beauties, along with the expression of raw and passionate emotions. Many romantic writers believed that childhood was an important stage in the development of a human and thus they included a transition from innocence to experience. Furthermore romantic writers are astounded by the cycle of life and death that is so prevalent in the world. Mary Shelley having live during this period incorporated the mentioned characteristics of Romanticism in her novel Frankenstein.The novel Frankenstein reveres nature and its beauty, it depicts a quest for achievement, a character that was once innocent, and the main character is indeed fascinated by the cycle of life and

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