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Similarities Between Frankenstein And The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

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In both Frankenstein and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner an individual was judged by a power larger than any individual. In Frankenstein the monster was judged by society as a whole such as when “[Felix] dashed me [the monster] to the ground and struck me violently with a stick.” (Shelley ??) after simply seeing the monster in the cottage having a conversation with his father. Their immediate inclination towards violence demonstrates the way that society judges superficially, because their sole justification was how the monster appeared. Additionally, the monster was reviled by his creator beginning the moment after his creation. Frankenstein said that “The beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley
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