Victor+Frankenstein



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“For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.”

--Victor has just finished creating the monster when he says this. He worked extremely hard to learn science and create the monster. When he was making the monster he was obsessed with it. But once Victor actually finished the monster, he was disgusted and horrified.

“It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things, or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or, in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.”

--Victor expresses his interest in science. He says he wants to know and understand the “physical secrets of the world.”

"How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to perform?"

--Victor does not even know where to begin explaining how he feels after creating a monster. He knows he is the only human to have ever created life. He worked very hard on it, but he did not except to feel horrified by creating it.

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Frankenstein by Iced Earth

A mastermind in the old watchtower Prying eyes must never find. Playing God in the final hour Insanity, such a fine line Overwhelmed by the mourning process And the loss of his dearly loved The Doctor's work is now obsession What is life? What's beyond? He wants to know what it's like to be God Creating life with his own hands To reanimate lifeless tissues The Devil's work, the doctors plan A man of wealth and a genius mind A slave to passion and his morbid side Robbing graves of the nearly(replace with newly?) dead Erratic tendencies, a troubled mind

Chorus: I will create in my own image If God can then why can't I? No thought of the consequences I've got to know the meaning of life

Lightning strikes, it's the witching hour The monstrosity comes alive A victim of man's vanity Born in delirium, a deranged child He turns his back on his own creation Chaos ensues, the innocent die Who's the monster? Who's the victim?

Crucify! Crucify!

Chorus

Victor Frankenstein lives a happy childhood. He is the eldest of a well-off family living in Switzerland. His mother and father were very loving people and when he was young they adopted a beautiful, blonde young girl named Elizabeth. She called herself his cousin. Elizabeth became very close to the family. Victor was infatuated with Elizabeth calling her his “play thing.” Victor also has two younger brothers, Ernest and William. His mother dies after taking care of Elizabeth when she was sick, then her mother caught the illness and died. Victor's best friend is Henry Clerval.

Victor leaves home to attend a university and further study science. He loves science and has since he was a child. He is fascinated by the way you can always find out more and more. Victor studies the idea of life and death and finally creates the monster of years of work. He wants to know what it is like to create a living being. He becomes so obsessed that it is unhealthy. Once he actually creates the monster he is horrified. Victor cannot believe what he has done. After the creation he becomes very sick and Henry Clerval nurses him back to health. Victor's little brother William gets murdered and Victor returns home.

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