Romanticism in Frankenstein

Chapter 3

Victor appreciates Nature and the way it works in terms of science

Chapter 5

Henry recalls the first time he expresses joy for nature and how nature had made him feel happy

"I remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure, I perceived that the fallen leaves had disappeared, and that the young buds were shooting forth from the trees that shaded my window. It was a divine spring; and the season contributed greatly to my convalescence. I felt also sentiments of joy and affection revive in my bosom; my gloom disappeared, and in a short time I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by the fatal passion." (Chapter 5)

Chapter 6

Victor walks in nature and appreciates its beaiuty and how it makes him happy

"When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations"

CHapter 9

Victor seeks comfort in nature when falling in Depression. He expresses his love for the views he sees

Chapter 10

Victor sees Mount Blanc and expresses beauty for it

Chapter 11

Creature talks of the beauty of nature for the first time

noticing the moon

"Gentle light stole over heavens and gave me a sensation of pleasure... The moon I gazed with kind of wonder"

Chapter 16

even in the feelings of rage and hatred. the beauty of nature
was appreciated by the creature

"Bare trees waved their branches above me; now and then the
sweet voice of a bird burst forth amidst the universal stillness"

Chapter 18

As Victor sets out on a tour to England with his friend,
Henry cannot help but notice the beauty of nature

"He was alive to every new scene, joyful when he saw the beauties of the setting sun, and more happy when he beheld it rise and recommend a new day"

Chapter 19

While on tour, Victor appreciates how dear the sight of the lakes and rocky streams are to him

"myself among the Swiss mountains. The little patches of snow which yet lingered on the northern sides of the mountain. The lakes, and dashing of the rocky streams were all familiar and dear sights to me"

Letter 1

Robert's exploration of the world shows his spontaneous actions

Chapter 11

The creature attempts to imitiate the sounds of birds, calls
the sound pleasant

"Sometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of birds but was unable"

Chapter 16

the creature discovers winter for the first time

"Nature decayed around me, and the sun became heatless; rain and snow poured around me; mighty rivers were frozen; the surface of the earth were hard and chill, and bare"

Henry's character consists of a romance who admires nature

"I remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure, I perceived that the fallen leaves had disappeared, and that the young buds were shooting forth from the trees that shaded my window. It was a divine spring; and the season contributed greatly to my convalescence. I felt also sentiments of joy and affection revive in my bosom; my gloom disappeared, and in a short time I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by the fatal passion." (Chapter 5)

Expresses feelings of joy in nature and how he looks towarrds it for comfort

Henry's expression of how nature helps him feel better awakens Victor and makes Victor seek comfort in nature

"but Clerval called forth the better feelings of my heart; he again taught me to love the aspect of nature and the cheerful faces of children." (Chapter 6)

"When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations"(Chapter 6)

"a poet…his mind was filled with the imagery and sublime sentiments of the masters of that art” (Shelley, 39)

The times Victor feels at comfort is when he is with Henry

"I grasped his hand, and in a moment forgot my horror and misfortune; I felt suddenly, and for the first time during many months, calm and serene joy." (Chapter 5)

After feeling miserable from the creation of his monster, Victor feels joy upon seeing Henry

Unlike Victor, Henry's studies concerned of exploration and reading stories about heroism

enjoyed tales of King Arthur of the Round Table

Exibited interest in colonization of India at the university

"His design was to visit India, in the belief that he had in his knowledge of its various languages, and in the views he had taken of its society, the means of materially assisting the progress of European colonization and trade." Chapter 19

the killing of Henry could represent the end of the romantcisim
era

Chapter 6

Victor talks about the poetry of Geece and Rome and expresses beauty in their writing in relation to nature

"When you read their writing, life appears to consist in a warm sun and garden of roses"

Chapter 17

Victor sympathizes with the creature and his tale

Chapter 20

A mix of gothic and romance, the sight of the sun setting and moon rising from the sea sets a feeling of calm and fear

"the sun had set, and the moon as just rising from the sea"

chapter 1

Elizabeth's beauty was emphasized

thin

fair

blonde locks

blue eyes

face expressed sensibility and sweetness

"Her brow was clear and ample, her blue eyes cloudless, and her lips and the moulding of her face so expressive of sensibility and sweetness that none could behold her without looking on her as of a distinct species, a being heaven-sent, and bearing a celestial stamp in all her features."

Chapter 13

Safie's exotic beauty

" I beheld a countenance of angelic beauty and expression. Her hair of a shining raven black, and curiously braided; her eyes were dark, but gentle, although animated; her features of a regular proportion, and her complexion wondrously fair, each cheek tinged with a lovely pink."

While the creature was watching the cottagers, Safie arrives at the cottage and the creature expresses her beauty

Shiny black hair

gentle eyes

pink cheeks

angelic beauty

chapter 16

Justine beauty

"she was young, not indeed so beautiful as her whose portrait I held, but of an agreeable aspect and blooming in the loveliness of youth and health."

Described by the creature, he was enchanted by Justine's beauty and imagined she would be lovely enough to smile at him

Caroline's beauty

"I took it; it was a portrait of a most lovely woman. In spite of my malignity, it softened and attracted me. For a few moments I gazed with delight on her dark eyes, fringed by deep lashes, and her lovely lips"

the creature expresses Caroline's beauity and how it made him feel content with happiness for a moment

soft lovely features

lovely lips

dark eyes

cottagers

setting: woods, a cottage

although the cottagers were exiled, their life in the cottage is a simple approach to life

away from urban settings

sorrounded by nature, the woods

relying on nature's resources for survival (wood, plants and fruits, etc)