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"As he went on I felt as if my soul were grappling with a palpable enemy, one by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being:"

Due to his creation being one of man, rather than one of God, this message could be taken in two separate ways. Firstly it could be literal as though his creator was taking him apart and playing with his internal structure, however the word 'palpable' is one that makes it slightly different because it seems more like the fates are trying to pull him apart and remove the fabric of his being. This is a rather tragic sentence as Frankenstein would have worked incredibly hard on his creation and, despite it's natural origin, we still see the monster as a living being none the less.

Gothic elements

Feelings of being at war with oneself

Overall analysis of the protagonist

Despite the fact that Frankenstein intends to do good by creating life and by creating a companion for his monster, he can easily be seen as a Promethean hero as he creates life in the attempt to benefit others and himself, however by doing this there are certainly horrific consequences as his monster brings about the death of many people and causes him to go against nature more than once.

A villian-hero who has done good but only by performing an over-reaching or rebellious act. Prometheus from ancient Greek mythology saved mankind, but only stealing fire and ignoring Zeus' order that mankind should be kept in a state of subjugation

The Male Gothic Protagonist

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Overall analysis continuted...

By going against nature in such a way, he overreached his human power and ended up doing something so rebellious it upset the balance of nature and caused him to actually be doing something that was thought to be incredibly wrong to achieve his goals. This could link to Macbeth as Frankenstein does something perverse to achieve his goal in creating a monster and Macbeth does something perverse to become king by committing regicide.

What similarities can you draw between Frankenstein and Satan?

Definition of Promethean hero

You have two minutes to underline all the gothic male aspects you can find!

How about you, Nadisha?

Second Extract: Satan from Paradise lost.

Can you make any connections between the protagonists we've analysed and the set texts?

Let's read the extract out together! Any volunteers?

GO!

Thanks, Anna!!!

Oops, I meant Lucy again

Times up. I lied... you had thiry seconds

Any volunteers to share what they found??

Fun time!

Thanks, Lucy!

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That's more like it

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Analysis

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"Chord after chord was sounded, and soon my mind was filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose. So much had been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein - more, far more will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation."

The way in which this is spoken seems to reference the idea of the fates shown in Greek mythology. The fates were said to hold every person’s fates and they could undo them chord by chord if they chose to and they could therefore cut the life from whoever they chose. despite the link, the fates were mythological and the creator of the monster edited his mind, not his being, giving him a sole purpose. There is a point here where we see Frankenstein (not the monster) looking into his monsters potential and the idea that he can unfold the mysteries of creation and potentially take over the role of God by creating such monsters as he had done. During his creation of the second monster, he panics and destroys it, however as it says here ‘treading in the steps already marked’ is shows that he knows what he is doing.

Male gothic elements

Feeling lost

Feeling that he has no control over the course of events in his life

Fate

Introduction

Hey folks!

Today Charlotte and I will be analysing two extracts to help you become aware of the features of the gothic male protagonist. Afterwards, there will be a quiz. The person with the highest score will get a ( edible) prize! So keep sharp!

Frankenstein

MOTIVATION

Such were the professor's words - rather let me say the words of the fate - enounced to destroy me"

Percy pigs

Gothic elements present

There is an element of the supernatural

The male protagonist seems disturbed

It seems like the world, as well as the supernatural, are against him.

Why me?

Analysis

The idea of fate being something that rules over the words of the creator, shows that there is a higher power in this. The idea behind the Frankenstein monster is one that perverts nature and goes against God. This perversion creates an effect that turns the fates against it and as he says here, the fates announce to destroy him.

Introduction

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