Romantic Elements in Frankenstein

In Letter 1, Robert Walton describes the place that he is willing to explore is filled with frost and desolation, which provides the reader with such Romantic elements & feelings.

In Chapter 9, while exploring the countryside, Victor sees such fascinating views of nature like mountains, pine trees, cottages, etc. that keeps on mesmerizing him, more like fascinating him and his travels.

In Chapter 10, Victor travels his way to Mont Blanc and on the way, he keeps stopping and sees the view from his position which he describes as majestic.

In Chapter 11, it is shown that the ‘monster’ takes abode in the hovel beside the cottage, which he admires as some sort of paradise compared to the forest he lived in before, proving that the author shows appreciation of the Romantic period of those times.

In Chapter 17, after the meeting with the ‘monster’ is finished, Victor starts his trip back to the village, and when he reaches halfway down the mountain, he sees the view from his position once again and claims it that it was a scene of wonderful solemnity, showing some love for the natural beauty that was right in front of him.

In Chapter 18, Victor and Clerval are traveling to England together and on the way down the Rhine, Clerval starts to describe the surrounding nature with his feelings, stating that the nature around him is quite far better than in his home country, showing some sense of appreciation of beauty in this chapter.

In Chapter 20 , when Victor throws away his chemical instruments into the sea, he then describes the weather and his surroundings in the ext and also mentioned that it made him sleepy, causing him to sleep. This shows that the author doesn’t forget about the Romanticism times of that era.

In Chapter 23, when Victor and Elizabeth are walking outside the cottage at Lake Como, Victor then describes the surrounding nature around him before the upcoming storm.

In Letter 3, Robert Walton cares for his sister by sending her letters, letting her know to not be anxious for his health since he is in perfect health and is making great progress on his voyage.

In Chapter 6, Henry Clerval plays an important role as a true friend to Victor Frankenstein by making his mode better such as changing his room since it reminded him of his work on the creation and what had happened and Clerval had also removed any sort of chemical instruments since Victor felt serious ill looking at them, reminding him of his creation.

In Chapter 22, Victor agrees to marry Elizabeth as soon as he and his father arrive back in Geneva since Elizabeth proposed the idea of marriage to Victor in a letter, thinking that Victor probably likes another since he had been away from her for such a long time, but Victor denies this accusation and agrees to marry her immediately, showing some Romanticism in this chapter.

In Chapter 8, Elizabeth speaks in court after being received permission to address the court, which describes the freedom of speech that everyone as a human has, including women, since there were more gender inequalities during those times.

In Chapter 19, Victor and Clerval reach London, and then it is shown in the text that they had determined to stay there for several months, describing how men were free then during those times with no work, describing the Romantic times of that era of which the story was created by the author.

In Letter 2, Robert Walton expresses his need of having a friend to accompany him on his trip to the North Pole.

In Chapter 22, Victor agrees to marry Elizabeth as soon as he and his father arrive back in Geneva since Elizabeth proposed the idea of marriage to Victor in a letter, thinking that Victor probably likes another since he had been away from her for such a long time, but Victor denies this accusation and agrees to marry her immediately, showing some Romanticism in this chapter.

In Letter 4, Robert Walton expresses his feelings for the stranger when he starts to take care of him on the ship, expressing that he feels like a brotherly (sibling) connection with the stranger.

In Chapter 1, it is shown that Victor’s father had decided to take care of his deceased best friend’s daughter since he cared for his best friend and decided to take her to his abode in Geneva as a part of his family.

In Chapter 2, Victor explains that since his family was perfect, so was his childhood, describing a perfect family feeling, as mentioned in this chapter.

In Chapter 4, it is mentioned by Victor how he would feel like when his creation is complete and if it is successful, he also thought about what may happen in the future.

In Chapter 5, Victor remains very ill for several months during the winter in which when Clerval takes admission in Victor’s college, he decides to take care of him more rather than to study, showing feelings for his beloved friend.

In Chapter 6, Henry Clerval plays an important role as a true friend to Victor Frankenstein by making his mode better such as changing his room since it reminded him of his work on the creation and what had happened and Clerval had also removed any sort of chemical instruments since Victor felt serious ill looking at them, reminding him of his creation.

In Chapter 12, it is shown that during the winter months, the ‘monster’ used to enjoy watching the gentle manners and the beauty of the cottagers since he had grown fond of them and their company.

In Chapter 13, the arrival of a lady dressed in a dark suit and covered with a think black veil excites Felix and surprises the ‘monster’ since Felix usually remains in a sorrowful manner. This shows Romanticism because of Felix’s joy of seeing that lady.

In Chapter 14, While Felix had decided to help Muhammadan escape prison, he had fallen in love with his daughter, Safie, which shows sights of Romanticism displayed in the text.

In Chapter 15, the ‘monster’ became emotional after he had read the book he had found earlier called Paradise Lost, which displayed deeper use of emotions and it gave the ‘monster’ wonders. This displays some Romanticism in this chapter.

In this final chapter, Walton finds the ‘monster’ near Victor’s body and the ‘monster’ confesses to him that he had pity and felt sad for Victor’s suffering all this time and decides to kill himself, knowing that he was guilty and runs in the ice away.