| With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony. | Victor prepares to ‘give birth.’ Assonant ‘a’s. |
| I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! — Great God! | Victor’s aesthetic expectations compared with reality – and a supplication to the almighty. |
| because he knows a frightful fiend doth close behind him tread | Last line of The Ancient Mariner section Victor recites as he flees the Creature. Gothic. |
| a voyage of discovery to the land of knowledge | Clerval portrays learning in terms of discovery rather than interference |
| It was a divine spring; and the season contributed greatly to my convalescence | Spring’s effect on Victor – while the burgeoning of nature has a similar effect on his estranged Creature. |
| “the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” | As soon as the monster comes to life, Victor is filled with intense revulsion. |
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Frankenstein Chapter 5 Important Quotes
February 17, 2020