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Victor Frankenstein Justice Quotes

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Despite Victor being punished for creating a hideous creature, justice is served without being fair, nor just. In the story, relatives of Victor die despite being innocent or having done any wrongdoing, such as William, Elizabeth, Henry, or even, his own father. Victor no doubt did wrong, he played god with nature and created life, but rather than cherishing it, he abandoned it. In retrospect, Victor could’ve done better and is seen as evil, however, acting on his human nature, he isn’t in fact evil, but rather clumsy or human. Still, despite him being human, he still did wrong and thus should be prosecuted for it, trialed in front of the universe’s way of justice. “Uable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the …show more content…

Seen in the book, his suffering took place while creating the creature, and after its creation. It is shown more clearly when Victor states, “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I have deprived myself of rest and health.” (Shelley, 2003) Analizing this quote it is revealed that Victor feels regretful after enduring this long torment of the creation of this creature which not only does he despise at the moment it came to life, but would end up inevitably ending with its own creator. Following its creation, the creature was neglected by many to come, given its appearance, which would result in it murdering William Frankenstein, Victor’s brother. Further into the story, the creature ends up directly or indirectly killing many relatives of Victor, those including Henry Clerval, Elizabeth Lavenza (his wife), Alphonse Frankenstein (his father), and Justine Moritz. These deaths cause Victor to fall far from reality, losing his sanity and securing his hate for the creature, making him suffer even more than he already has, given his already unstable mental health following the creation of the creature. At the very end of the story, he ends up dying from hypothermia or excessively cold temperatures whilst the creature watches, the creature has served justice, hurting those in front of his

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Victor Frankenstein Corruption Quotes

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Victor’s abandonment causes him to have to face the consequences of his greed for creating life, for after he abandons the creature bad things start to happen to him. An example of this is the death of William, Victor’s younger brother. The creature “grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead” (134). The creature uses his strength to harm people Victor loved, forcing Victor to have to face the consequences of his corruption and belief that he could defy God and create a new race. The creature continues with his path and murders Victor’s long-time friend Henry Clerval (171).

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Morality Quotes In Frankenstein

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Victor's Guilt Quotes In Frankenstein

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After realizing what Victor had done, he ran away not taking responsibility for what he had made. “The porter opened the gates of the court, which had that night been my asylum, and I issued into the streets, pacing them with quick steps, as if I sought to avoid the wretch whom I feared every turning of the street would present to my view. I did not dare return to the apartment which I inhabited, but felt impelled to hurry on, although drenched by the rain which poured from a black and comfortless sky” (161) Victor saw what huge mistake he made and ignored his problem(s) rather than taking accountability that he has created a monster hideous to the human eye. He didn't even return to the apartment. He just fled hoping that abandoning his creation would solve the problem.

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An example that can identify Victor as being the true villain in the story is Victor's lack of thought and deposition when he sees the creature he had created. He states that he is “Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep”(Shelley 59). This quote exemplifies how Victor immediately despises the creature based on its looks and abandons it rather than taking the creature under his wing to give it guidance and care. It also demonstrates the ambition of creating new life for scientific achievement, without considering the consequences. Another example that we see victor lack a sense of guidance and responsibility is his talk with the creature he states that he “consents” to the monster's request and will “deliver into your hands a female who will accompany you”(Shelley 159).

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Victor Frankenstein Innocent Quotes

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Victor Versus The Creature In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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After reading the story, I came to the conclusion that Victor had suffered more than the creature. When Victor created the creature his whole life changed for the worse. Over time in the story Victor is mentally tortured, has lost loved ones, and has died himself. Victor has lost many family and friends due to the creature. First, William was strangled to death by the creature but everyone put the blame on Justine.

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Mental Illness In Frankenstein

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Due to Victor's convenience of getting sick after major events in his life, he is unable to face the consequences of them and act accordingly due to the fact that he is unable to attend to them due to his wellbeing. When Victor's wife; Elizabeth, is killed by his creation, it had “...a grin was on [his] face” and “...seemed to jeer, as with his fiendish finger he pointed towards the corpse of my wife. ”(Shelly 197). Due to Victor never taking the responsibility of creating the monster due to his sickness, he was unable to raise and monitor the actions it had. Due to his lack of responsibility and the consequence of him becoming ill, it led him to face the karma of his dead wife, and more of his loved ones.

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Frankenstein Quotes

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Victor Frankenstein Technology Quotes

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A responsible scientist would have taken care of the creation, and would have made sure that it wasn’t exposed to the general public – Victor does the exact opposite. The creature then goes on to try to help a family of villagers, who reject the creature at first sight. From this event, the creature is corrupted: “I am malicious because I am miserable”(Shelley 147). If Victor did the responsible thing – nurture the creation, and guide it carefully -, the creature wouldn’t have caused so much destruction. The reason the creature gets “malicious” in the first place is because Victor let the creature be exposed to human society, which made it “miserable”.

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Family Quotes In Frankenstein

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Throughout the novel, Victor's actions are motivated by his own desires and ambitions, often at the expense of those around him. In Chapter 7, he reflects on his pursuit of knowledge and states, "It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world" (Shelley 50). With this quote, Shelley shows Victor's preoccupation with his own intellectual pursuits, which take priority over his relationships and the well-being of those around him. Another example of Victor's lack of empathy can be seen when he creates the creature without considering the potential consequences for the creature's well-being. He states, "I had desired it with an ardor that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart" (Shelley 34).

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(Shelley 56). This is the reason that Victor did not realize he had gone too far until it was too late. Once victor brings the creature to life, he immediately realizes the hideousness of what he has done: “Now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley 56). Furthermore, Victor struggles to cope with his creation throughout the novel.

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Beginning with Victor abandoning the creature at birth, the series of revenge and hatred-filled events begin to occur as both attempt to find justice and retribution. The creature stole the lives of everyone beloved by Victor, and Victor stole the monster’s chance at happiness by abandoning him. As the characters continuously harm each other, their isolation increases as well as their sanity. In the end, numerous family members perish, Victor Frankenstein dies of physical exhaustion, and the creature conveys his desire to

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