Victor est désespéré et sombre provisoirement dans la folie. Mary Shelley believed the Enlightenment idea that society could progress and grow if political leaders used their powers responsibly; however, she also believed the Romantic ideal that misused power could destroy society. Other literary influences that appear in Frankenstein are Pygmalion et Galatée by Mme de Genlis and Ovid, with the use of individuals identifying the problems with society. [7] The novel has had a considerable influence on literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays. In Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein, The Creature's sad fate is a representation of what it means to be different. Elle participait, avec quelques amis, à un voyage en Italie, lorsque l'un d'eux, lord Byron, proposa un défi : chacun écrirait une histoire d'épouvante. « Oh ! The novel is presented as an epistolary nested narrative, following the first-person accounts of Captain Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the … [2][3][4] She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. Mary Shelley's ground-breaking novel Frankenstein was one of the first gothic explorations of artificial life, telling a terrible tale of doomed scientist Victor Frankenstein who gives life to a hulking, unnamed 'Creature'. In The Frankenstein of the French Revolution, author Julia Douthwaite posits that Shelley likely acquired some ideas for Frankenstein's character from Humphry Davy's book Elements of Chemical Philosophy, in which he had written that "science has ... bestowed upon man powers which may be called creative; which have enabled him to change and modify the beings around him ...". [55] Prometheus, in versions of Greek mythology, was the Titan who created humans in the image of the gods so that they could have a spirit breathed into them at the behest of Zeus. Chapter one is expanded and split into two chapters. Vous, les étoiles, et les nuages, et la brise, que vous importent mes tourments ? In 1814, 16 year old Mary Godwin eloped with the 22 year old poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, taking her younger stepsister Claire Clairemont with them to France. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Elizabeth est également convaincue de l'innocence de la servante, qui est malgré tout pendue. De plus, Victor ne comprendra jamais que le Monstre était un être sensible et que lui-même l'a traité injustement et cruellement. Étudiant très doué, il cherche à comprendre ce qu'est la vie. S'en suit une confrontation entre Victor et le Monstre : celui-ci finit par partir en menaçant Victor de le retrouver le soir de ses noces. Copy link. It is true that Victor’s monster committed numerous murders and other acts of depravity. Je ne pense pas que la poursuite du savoir constitue une exception à cette règle. This inspired her authorship at an early age. This illustration is reprinted in the frontispiece to the, For example, the Longman study edition published in India in 2007 by Pearson Education. Walton se met à lui parler, et le Monstre lui raconte comment il a été abandonné par son créateur et à quel point il a toujours été privé de joie. In addition, Shelley's portrayal of the monster owes much to the character of Satan in Paradise Lost; and, the monster says in the story, after reading the epic poem, that he empathizes with Satan's role. La science est assimilée ici à une démesure inconsciente. He is adamant that the Creature must die. Ne sera-t-elle pas tout aussi meurtrière ? When Victor is five years old, his parents adopt Elizabeth Lavenza, the orphaned daughter of an expropriated Italian nobleman, whom Victor later marries. Mais lorsqu'il se présente aux membres de cette famille, ceux-ci sont horrifiés par son apparence et le chassent. It's obvious – because the book is so bad", "Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | Five Books Expert Reviews", "100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts", "Shelly's Ghost: Reshaping the image of a literary family", "A Chronology of the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: 1825–1835", "The Screen; 'Son of Frankenstein,' With Boris Karloff, Seen at the Rivoli; New Soviet Film at the Cameo at the Cameo", "Review: Erle C. 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After the release of Whale's cinematic Frankenstein, the public at large began speaking of the Creature itself as "Frankenstein". Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821. Il offre à sa fille une éducation riche et l'encourage à adhérer à ses théories politiques libérales. The Creature vows to kill himself so that no one else will ever know of his existence and Walton watches as the Creature drifts away on an ice raft, never to be seen again. C'est d'abord la figure du scientifique qui est dénoncée : Victor Frankenstein est arrogant et égoïste, il a prétendu pouvoir rivaliser avec la nature ou avec Dieu. L'être paisible qu'il était laisse la place à une personnalité tourmentée. It has become a classic of English literature. Idéal pour approfondir tes connaissances . Lackington and Co. 1818", "Yes, Frankenstein really was written by Mary Shelley. Victor begins by telling of his childhood. XII. The blind man's son attacked him and the Creature fled the house. [35][36] In 2008, the Bodleian published a new edition of Frankenstein, edited by Charles E. Robinson, that contains comparisons of Mary Shelley's original text with Percy Shelley's additions and interventions alongside.[37]. Born in Naples, Italy, into a wealthy Genevan family, Victor and his younger brothers, Ernest and William, are sons of Alphonse Frankenstein and the former Caroline Beaufort. Victor suspects that the Creature is following him. The resulting friction caused Godwin to favour his other children. He found that people were afraid of and hated him due to his appearance, which led him to fear and hide from them. "Standards of Taste, Discourses of 'Race', and the Aesthetic Education of a Monster: Critique of Empire in. He argues that as a living being, he has a right to happiness. Critical reception of Frankenstein has been largely positive since the mid-20th century. "[78] On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed Frankenstein on its list of the 100 most influential novels.[79]. Clerval accompanies Victor to England, but they separate, at Victor's insistence, at Perth, Scotland. The weather was too cold and dreary that summer to enjoy the outdoor holiday activities they had planned, so the group retired indoors until dawn. But the scientist is only encouraged, or discouraged, by the social and philosophical milieu in which he exists. Vol. Godwin did not approve of the relationship between his daughter and an older, married but separated man, so they fled to France along with her stepsister, Claire Clairmont. Les dangers de la science : Les dangers de la science sont largement présentés ici. On 31 October 1831, the first "popular" edition in one volume appeared, published by Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley. Both Frankenstein and the monster quote passages from Percy Shelley's 1816 poem, "Mutability", and its theme of the role of the subconscious is discussed in prose. The book is full of tragedy, and this may have resulted from the difficult life that the author lived in her childhood. ", Frankenstein's hour of creation identified by astronomers, "The Strange and Twisted Life of 'Frankenstein, "Shelley's Ghost – Reshaping the image of a literary family", "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature / Exhibit Text", Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Castle Frankenstein and the alchemist Johann Conrad Dippel", "Wade, Phillip. En chemin, il est rejeté plusieurs fois, par un homme dont il avait sauvé l'amie et par un jeune garçon. A genre-bending speculative autobiography. Mary Shelley invented Frankenstein and his monster from a nightmare that she had had; Percy Shelley and Byron never finished their stories. Sitting around a log fire at Byron's villa, the company amused themselves by reading German ghost stories translated into French from the book Fantasmagoriana. The crew wishes to turn back and even threatens mutiny, but Walton refuses, even if the venture costs lives. "[25] During one evening in the middle of summer, the discussions turned to the nature of the principle of life. Douthwaite, Julia V. "The Frankenstein of the French Revolution," chapter two of, Freedman, Carl. The Creature says he will watch over Victor's progress. It documents a fictional correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Hay, Daisy "Young Romantics" (2010): 103. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821. Frankenstein est un roman épistolaire (c'est-à-dire composé de lettres) qui a été écrit alors que Mary Shelley était âgée de dix-neuf ans. However, he is shown to be innocent, and after being released, he returns home with his father, who has restored to Elizabeth some of her father's fortune. Frankenstein starts to recover from his exertion; he sees in Walton the same obsession that has destroyed him and recounts a story of his life's miseries to Walton as a warning. [77], Film director Guillermo del Toro describes Frankenstein as "the quintessential teenage book", noting that the feelings that "You don't belong. While living in an abandoned structure connected to a cottage, he grew fond of the poor family living there and discreetly collected firewood for them, cleared snow away from their path, and performed other tasks to help them. Bennett, Betty T. and Stuart Curran, eds. Le livre connaîtra un grand succès dès sa parution. "[42] David Lindsay's "The Bridal Ornament", published in The Rover, 12 June 1844, mentioned "the maker of poor Frankenstein". Frankenstein’s Story. Victor dies shortly thereafter, telling Walton, in his last words, to seek "happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition." awful despair as you approach and they turn away in repulsion and feel the sting of their eyes and then the cold of their shoulders. Often when people think of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) as a moral allegory, they believe that it is meant as a critique of science, a warning to humanity not to play God. [61][62] It was issued anonymously, with a preface written for Mary by Percy Bysshe Shelley and with a dedication to philosopher William Godwin, her father. Il décide de se rendre à Genève pour parler à son créateur. [58] Percy wrote several essays on what became known as vegetarianism including A Vindication of Natural Diet. Shelley met Percy Bysshe Shelley, who later became her husband, at the age of sixteen while he was visiting her father. [14][15], Shelley was heavily influenced by both of her parents' works. Ne suis-je pas repoussé et haï par tous les hommes ? No date published. Victor rentre chez lui. [29] She later described that summer in Switzerland as the moment "when I first stepped out from childhood into life. Très affaibli par son voyage, Frankenstein meurt en suppliant Walton de tuer le Monstre. "Facing the Ugly: The Case of. How I, then a young girl, came to think of, and to dilate upon, so very hideous an idea? From the window, Victor sees the Creature, who tauntingly points at Elizabeth's corpse; Victor tries to shoot him, but the Creature escapes. Son père se remarie quatre ans plus tard. Shelley removed many references to scientific ideas which were popular around the time she wrote the 1818 edition of the book. The creature acts also as a symbol of Frankenstein's sexuality. Shelley's personal experiences also influenced the themes within Frankenstein. The British Critic attacks the novel's flaws as the fault of the author: "The writer of it is, we understand, a female; this is an aggravation of that which is the prevailing fault of the novel; but if our authoress can forget the gentleness of her sex, it is no reason why we should; and we shall therefore dismiss the novel without further comment". With Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce. Some major themes of social affections and the renewal of life that appear in Shelley's novel stem from these works she had in her possession. He adds that "it's an amazing book written by a teenage girl. Mais une lettre de son père lui apprend que son petit frère William a été étranglé. Très inspiré par les romans gothiques, populaires à cette époque, il contribuera à faire entrer ce genre, alors peu considéré, dans la littérature. The Creature then swore revenge against humankind. In two other reviews where the author is known as the daughter of William Godwin, the criticism of the novel makes reference to the feminine nature of Mary Shelley. She recalled being asked "Have you thought of a story?" However, when Victor returns to his laboratory, the Creature is gone. Come and explore the fascinating world of Mary Shelly and her best-known fictional character, Frankenstein. He reminds them of why they chose to join the expedition and that it is hardship and danger, not comfort, that defines a glorious undertaking such as theirs. Il s'est alors caché près de la maison d'une famille très pauvre et les a observé suffisamment pour apprendre la parole et la lecture. 1935: James Whale directed the sequel to the 1931 film, 1943–1948: Universal did "monster rally" films featuring Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man and Dracula. She wrote several other books, including Valperga (1823), The Last … The Bodleian acquired the papers in 2004, and they belong now to the Abinger Collection. Bennett, Betty T. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: An Introduction, p.36-42. infos. Frankenstein fait confiance à Walton et décide de lui confier son histoire. Elizabeth Lavenza : Elizabeth Lavenza est la sœur adoptive de Victor, élevée par la famille Frankenstein. Even more worrying to him is the idea that creating the second creature might lead to the breeding of a race that could plague mankind. Il suit les traces que celui-ci laisse pour le défier et parvient jusqu'en Arctique. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein attempts to deliver a faithful cinematic adaptation of the literary classic. 16s. Il est pourtant convaincu que ce mariage sera sa perte. Le soir même, Walton surprend le Monstre qui pleure sur la dépouille de Frankenstein. Throughout the novel, the decisions that both make and their justifications for those decisions are rooted in both dualistic and materialistic ideas. Upon arriving in Geneva, Victor sees the Creature near the crime scene and becomes convinced that his creation is responsible. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Come and explore the fascinating world of Mary Shelly and her best-known fictional character, Frankenstein. Shelley made several alterations in the 1831 edition including: This article is about the novel by Mary Shelley. A few hours later, the crew rescues a nearly frozen and emaciated man named Victor Frankenstein. C'est un homme gai et optimiste, contrairement à son ami. Selbanev, Xtopher. L. Lipking. Sinon, écartez-vous de moi, et laissez-moi seul dans mes ténèbres. He undertakes the creation of a humanoid, but due to the difficulty in replicating the minute parts of the human body, Victor makes the Creature tall, about 8 feet (2.4 m) in height, and proportionally large. It's mind-blowing. Il raconte à sa sœur son voyage au pôle Nord. C'est lui qui introduit et termine le roman. [76] Today, the novel is generally considered to be a landmark work of Romantic and Gothic literature, as well as science fiction. Robert Walton : Robert Walton est un explorateur. Although the Creature was described in later works as a composite of whole body parts grafted together from cadavers and reanimated by the use of electricity, this description is not consistent with Shelley's work; both the use of electricity and the cobbled-together image of Frankenstein's monster were more the result of James Whale's popular 1931 film adaptation of the story and other early motion-picture works based on the creature. The inspiration for Frankenstein author Mary Shelley’s most famous work, has been debated for 200 years. Instead, Frankenstein's creation is referred to by words such as "wretch", "monster", "creature", "demon", "devil", "fiend", and "it". Elle est attentionnée et aimante. The two conversed, but on the return of the others, the rest of them were frightened. Le livre connaîtra un grand succès dès sa parution. 3 vols. From a young age, Victor has a strong desire to understand the world. [5] After thinking for days, Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein after imagining a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made.[6]. À partir du moment où il crée le Monstre, il est torturé par un sentiment de culpabilité. Screenplay was written by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont. Therefore, the idea of revenge is the most prominent theme in the book. This edition is the one most widely published and read now, although a few editions follow the 1818 text. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Victor's father, weakened by age and by the death of Elizabeth, dies a few days later. Shelley gave birth to and lost their first child on 22 February 1815, when she gave birth two months prematurely. Throughout the novel, Shelley employs the sublime, effectively addressing the anxieties and uncertainty surrounding scientific progress in nineteenth-century Europe. Ravaged by grief and guilt, Victor retreats into the mountains. Son père est accablé par ces événements et en meurt. They discussed ideas from Erasmus Darwin and the experiments of Luigi Galvani. When Frankenstein converses with the creature, he addresses him as "vile insect", "abhorred monster", "fiend", "wretched devil", and "abhorred devil". It became widely known, especially through melodramatic theatrical adaptations—Mary Shelley saw a production of Presumption; or The Fate of Frankenstein, a play by Richard Brinsley Peake, in 1823. S'il se met à tuer, c'est-à-dire s'il devient effectivement un monstre, c'est parce que les autres l'ont vu ainsi. There are many other similarities, from Percy's usage of "Victor" as a pen name for Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire, a collection of poetry he wrote with Elizabeth,[52] to Percy's days at Eton, where he had "experimented with electricity and magnetism as well as with gunpowder and numerous chemical reactions," and the way in which Percy's rooms at Oxford were filled with scientific equipment.[53][54]. In the novel, the creature is compared to Adam,[39] the first man in the Garden of Eden. Parallels between Victor Frankenstein and Mary's husband, Percy Shelley, have also been drawn. Eventually the ice around Victor's sledge breaks apart, and the resultant ice floe comes within range of Walton's ship. While stay-ing in the Swiss Alps in 1816 with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, Mary, then eighteen, began to concoct the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life by electricity. Although he hated his creator for abandoning him, he decided to travel to Geneva to find him because he believed that Victor was the only person with a responsibility to help him. Sa convalescence terminée, il s'apprête à rentrer chez lui. No date published. "Shelley and the Miltonic Element in Mary Shelley's, "Remarks on Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus; A Novel", "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, the philosophies of dualism and materialism can be found through the story's main characters, Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Victor Frankenstein : Victor Frankenstein est un jeune chimiste très doué issu d'une famille aisée. He travelled to Geneva using details from Victor's journal, murdered William, and framed Justine for the crime. D. L. Macdonald and Kathleen Scherf, "A Note on the Text", Frankenstein, 2nd ed., Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1999. De retour chez lui, le père de Victor insiste pour qu'il se marie enfin avec Elizabeth. C'était une diversion, sa femme a été étranglée pendant ce temps. The term "Modern Prometheus" was derived from Immanuel Kant who described Benjamin Franklin as the "Prometheus of modern times" in reference to his experiments with electricity.[59]. When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge. [23] Byron proposed that they "each write a ghost story. In contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, Aldiss states that the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. Mary Shelley maintained that she derived the name Frankenstein from a dream-vision. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein CHARACTERS IN MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (l8l8) DESPERATELY SEEK but never find ideal sympathetic companionship, and the novel's plot "repeatedly dramatizes the failure of social sympathy. Because of . [12], In the summer of 1816, Mary, Percy, and Claire took a trip to visit Claire's lover, Lord Byron, in Geneva. [47] Day includes details of an alleged description of the Frankenstein castle in Mary Shelley's "lost journals." Un soir, il entend un bruit : il sort précipitamment, pensant se retrouver face au Monstre, mais un cri lui apprend son erreur. Rather, “Frankenstein” is an icon for the fundamental conflict that exists between science and religion. Par sa très grande force physique et par son extrême intelligence, il correspond à l'espèce supérieur que Victor voulait créer. Si cette règle avait toujours été observée, si les hommes renonçaient à toute tâche qui serait de nature à compromettre la tranquillité de leurs affections familiales, la Grèce n’aurait pas été asservie, César aurait épargné son pays, l’Amérique aurait été découverte par petites étapes, sans que fussent anéantis les empires du Mexique et du Pérou. When he saw his reflection in a pool, he realized his appearance was hideous, and it horrified him as much as it horrified normal humans. There are numerous novels retelling or continuing the story of Frankenstein and his monster. 63. paragraph 7, Introduction, Frankenstein 1831 edition, paragraph 8, Introduction, Frankenstein 1831 edition, paragraph 10, Introduction, Frankenstein 1831 edition, Quoted in Spark, 157, from Mary Shelley's introduction to the 1831 edition of. Despite Victor's selecting its features to be beautiful, upon animation the Creature is instead hideous, with watery white eyes and yellow skin that barely conceals the muscles and blood vessels underneath. Writer Mary Shelley published her most famous novel, Frankenstein, in 1818. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) (Theatrical Trailer) Watch later. 12mo. Two hundred years ago Mary Shelley, at age nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein. [21][22] Mary Shelley, aged 18, and her lover (and future husband), Percy Bysshe Shelley, visited Lord Byron at the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva in Switzerland. [16] Ovid also inspires the use of Prometheus in Shelley's title. On the journey, he rescued a child who had fallen into a river, but her father, believing that the Creature intended to harm them, shot him in the shoulder. Mary Shelley and Romanticism Movie Adaptations Full Book Quiz Section Quizzes Preface and Letters 1-4 Chapters 1-2 ... At the end of Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein dies wishing that he could destroy the Monster he created. Fille de la philosophe féministe Mary Wollstonecraft et de l'écrivain politique William Godwin, elle perd sa mère alors qu'elle-même n'est âgée que de dix jours. [49][50] Milton frequently refers to God as "the victor" in Paradise Lost, and Victor's creation of life in the novel is compared to God's creation of life in Paradise Lost. Ne vont-ils pas donner naissance à d'autres monstres ? [68] On the other hand, John Wilson Croker, writing anonymously in the Quarterly Review, although conceding that "the author has powers, both of conception and language," described the book as "a tissue of horrible and disgusting absurdity."[69]. "[41] Edith Wharton's The Reef (1916) describes an unruly child as an "infant Frankenstein. When Victor lands in Ireland, he is arrested for Clerval's murder, as the Creature had strangled Clerval to death and left the corpse to be found where his creator had arrived. En cela, il représente une autre humanité. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (1798) is associated with the theme of guilt and William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" (1798) with that of innocence. [72] Major critics such as M. A. Goldberg and Harold Bloom have praised the "aesthetic and moral" relevance of the novel,[73] although there have also been critics, such as Germaine Greer, who criticized the novel for technical and narrative defects (such as it featuring three narrators who speak in the same way). This edition also includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by author and Shelley e [51] Similarly, Victor's family is one of the most distinguished of that republic and his ancestors were counsellors and syndics. It was directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Victor Frankenstein. Robert Walton est un jeune anglais. [11] Over eight years, she endured a similar pattern of pregnancy and loss, one hemorrhage occurring until Percy placed her upon ice to cease the bleeding. Repulsed by his work, Victor flees. For more free ... Frankenstein 2 of 345 Letter 1 To Mrs. Saville, England St. Petersburgh, Dec. 11th, 17— You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings. Victor falls ill from the experience and is nursed back to health by Henry. Prometheus took back the fire from Zeus to give to man. Shelley's father was a famous author of the time, and her education was of great importance to him, although it was not formal. He is obsessed with studying theories of alchemists, though when he is older he realizes that such theories are considerably outdated. We asked English literature specialist Christine Berthin. Pendant ce temps, le Monstre s'en va. "Hail Mary: On the Author of, Gigante, Denise. In the 1831 edition however, Shelley is critical of his decisions and actions. Thunder, lightning and flickering candles. Percy left with Mary's stepsister Claire for an affair. The Creature was enraged by the way he was treated and gave up hope of ever being accepted by humans. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, dir. As the story goes, eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley came up with the idea for Frankenstein one dreary summer night in 1816 while she and the poet Percy Shelley (her then lover, later husband), were vacationing in the Swiss Alps with Lord Byron, who suggested that they pass the time by each writing their own ghost story. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Victor suffers another mental breakdown and wakes to find himself in prison. Il se rend en Angleterre, en compagnie de son ami Clerval, pour consulter différents scientifiques. While he hikes through Mont Blanc's Mer de Glace, he is suddenly approached by the Creature, who pleads for Victor to hear his tale. A unique, immersive tourist attraction that is fast becoming one of … During the visit, Byron suggested that he, Mary, Percy, and Byron's physician, John Polidori have a competition to write the best ghost story to pass time stuck indoors. Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. Ce monstre est en réalité un double de Victor, peut-être un double de l'humanité elle-même. [34], Shelley's manuscripts for the first three-volume edition in 1818 (written 1816–1817), as well as the fair copy for her publisher, are now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Info. [57], Byron was particularly attached to the play Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, and Percy Shelley soon wrote his own Prometheus Unbound (1820). In Shelley's original work, Victor Frankenstein discovers a previously unknown but elemental principle of life, and that insight allows him to develop a method to imbue vitality into inanimate matter, though the exact nature of the process is left largely ambiguous. 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