| ‘deeply smitten with the thirst for knowledge’ | Victor’s desire for more knowledge and info |
| ‘It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn’ | Victor – suggestion that he aims to imitate God, obtain god-like powers’ |
| ‘Elizabeth … her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes, were ever there to bless and animate us’ | Victor about Elizabeth – describing her ‘heavenly’ features, but conveys idea of female subservience |
| The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine. Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature, gladness akin to rapture, as they were unfolded to me, are among the earliest sensations I can remember. | Victor recounts his fervent love for science |
Frankenstein Chapter 2 Important Quotes
February 20, 2020