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Similarities Between Frankenstein And The Modern Prometheus

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Mary Shelley subtitled her novel The Modern Prometheus, this suggesting a strong connection with the ancient Promethean myths. The Prometheus appears in Greek myth as a divine being, he is the creator of mankind. He stole fire from heaven when they were denied it by Zeus, and to have been punished by being fastened to a cliff in the Caucasus where an eagle tore daily at his liver. Frankenstein shared many similarities with Prometheus. In Frankenstein, Victor played the role of the modern Prometheus.He was the creator of the monster. although he abandoned his creation, he could not avoid taking the responsibility of it that was his intellectual invention.
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