Theme Quote
Isolation ‘A solitary chamber, or rather cell, at
the top of the house, and separated
from all the other apartments,’
“Two years passed in this manner,
during which I paid no visit to
Geneva”.
"I, who had ever been surrounded by
amiable companions... was now
alone." - Victor
‘caused me also to forget those
friends who ... I had not seen for so
long.’
Liminality ‘Life and death appeared to me ideal
bounds,’’
“The dissecting room and the
slaughter-house furnished many of my
materials; and often did my human
nature turn with loathing from my
occupation.”
Eroticism / Sexuality ‘‘I imprinted the first kiss on her lips,
they became livid with the hue of
death; her features appeared to
change, and I thought that I held the
corpse of my dead mother in my
arms."
‘I shall be with you on your wedding
night.’
“I rushed towards her, and embraced
her with ardour; but the deadly
languor and coldness of the limbs told
me that what I now held in my arms
had ceased to be the Elizabeth whom I
had loved and cherished.”
Gender "She might become ten thousand
times more malignant than her mate
and delight, for its own sake, in
murder and wretchedness."
‘till death she was to be mine only.’
‘Elizabeth, my love, you must supply
my place to my younger children.’
‘She looked steadily on life, and
assumed its duties with courage and
zeal.’
Scientific ambition /desire for "I had worked hard for nearly two
knowledge / obsession years, for the sole purpose of infusing
life into an inanimate body."
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts,
at least by my example, how
dangerous is the acquirement of
knowledge...”
"It was on a dreary night of November
that I beheld the accomplishment of
Isolation ‘A solitary chamber, or rather cell, at
the top of the house, and separated
from all the other apartments,’
“Two years passed in this manner,
during which I paid no visit to
Geneva”.
"I, who had ever been surrounded by
amiable companions... was now
alone." - Victor
‘caused me also to forget those
friends who ... I had not seen for so
long.’
Liminality ‘Life and death appeared to me ideal
bounds,’’
“The dissecting room and the
slaughter-house furnished many of my
materials; and often did my human
nature turn with loathing from my
occupation.”
Eroticism / Sexuality ‘‘I imprinted the first kiss on her lips,
they became livid with the hue of
death; her features appeared to
change, and I thought that I held the
corpse of my dead mother in my
arms."
‘I shall be with you on your wedding
night.’
“I rushed towards her, and embraced
her with ardour; but the deadly
languor and coldness of the limbs told
me that what I now held in my arms
had ceased to be the Elizabeth whom I
had loved and cherished.”
Gender "She might become ten thousand
times more malignant than her mate
and delight, for its own sake, in
murder and wretchedness."
‘till death she was to be mine only.’
‘Elizabeth, my love, you must supply
my place to my younger children.’
‘She looked steadily on life, and
assumed its duties with courage and
zeal.’
Scientific ambition /desire for "I had worked hard for nearly two
knowledge / obsession years, for the sole purpose of infusing
life into an inanimate body."
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts,
at least by my example, how
dangerous is the acquirement of
knowledge...”
"It was on a dreary night of November
that I beheld the accomplishment of
