Again do I vow vengeance; again do I devote thee miserable fiend to torture and death.” This is a quote from Victor, the main character of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, who vows to get revenge on the murderous monster he has created. Previously, this monster had killed many of Victor’...
1, 73-74. Webmaster note: In the novel, when the fictional characters meet, M. Waldman, professor of chemistry, sparks Victor Frankenstein’s interest in science. Shelley was age 20 when the first edition of the novel was published anonymously (1818). ...
[Describing the effects of over-indulgence in wine:]But most too passive, when the blood runs lowToo weakly indolent to strive with pain,And bravely by resisting conquer fate,Try Circe's arts; and in the tempting bowlOf poisoned nectar sweet oblivion swill.Struck by the powerful charm, the...
94. “Pleasant is a rainy winter’s day, within doors! The best study for such a day, or the best amusement—call it which you will—is a book of travels, describing scenes the most, unlike that sombre one.”― Nathaniel Hawthorne 95. “The winter is the night of the year.”―Frie...
At what point in the narratives do Dr. Jekyll and Victor Frankenstein have a moment of Anagnorisis? What is the theme of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? In chapter 7 of the Great Gatsby, how is the chapter adding to the novel's meaning as a whole ...
[Describing the effects of over-indulgence in wine:]But most too passive, when the blood runs lowToo weakly indolent to strive with pain,And bravely by resisting conquer fate,Try Circe's arts; and in the tempting bowlOf poisoned nectar sweet oblivion swill.Struck by the powerful charm, the...
1, 73-74. Webmaster note: In the novel, when the fictional characters meet, M. Waldman, professor of chemistry, sparks Victor Frankenstein’s interest in science. Shelley was age 20 when the first edition of the novel was published anonymously (1818). ...