![]() ![]() In addition, Frankenstein’s character is also Adam-like since he was once innocent, but his search for knowledge causes him to fall from God’s grace, and endure permanent consequences from his actions. Victor Frankenstein is much like God because he creates and gives life to his creature however, unlike God, he fails to provide for the needs of his creation. On the other hand, he is like Satan since he defies his creator, rejecting social norms and hierarchy. In Shelley’s novel, the creature plays a similar role to that of God in that he decides to punish Victor for not conceding to his request of giving him a companion. By analyzing each character’s traits and downfall, it becomes clear that Milton’s characters inspired the creation of the characters seen Frankenstein. Shelley not only alludes to Milton’s Paradise Lost directly but also indirectly throughout the text. Abstract: In Paradise Lost (1667), John Milton emphasizes how Satans power is not original but descends from God the Creator by using the moon as a. He then requests Victor to make him a companion “of the same species, and have the same defects” (Shelley 155). While reading Paradise Lost, he also notes that God saw it was not good for man to be alone, and therefore made a woman and gave her to Adam to serve as his wife and companion. Satan, removed from Heaven long enough to forget its unparalleled grandeur, is completely demented, coming to believe in his own lies. The creature considers himself to be in an inferior state than Satan he states “Satan had his companions, fellow-devils, to admire and encourage him but I am solitary and detested” (Shelley 144). He tried looking for companionship and human connections, but he was only despised and rejected by men. The creature also complains to Victor about the loneliness he has experienced during all of his existence. He comes to the conclusion that Satan, therefore, was the “fitter emblem of my condition” (Shelley 143-144). The creature states Adam was “a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator” while he was “wretched, helpless and alone”. OK, maybe likeable is going a bit too far, but nearly every. While he possesses an unhealthy thirst for vengeance and havoc like the little red dude with a pitchfork youre used to seeing, Satan is also the most likeable character in the poem. He says his condition was far too different from that of Adam. Miltons Satan is one of the most dynamic and complicated characters in all of literature. Upon reading the poem, the creature realizes he is actually a monster – he identifies himself with Satan rather than Adam. The poem consists of the biblical story of the “Fall of Man” caused by Satan’s deceitfulness. When the creature flees and hides in a shack outside the house of the De Lacey family, a group of peasants, he comes across a copy of Milton’s writing and reads it. Throughout her novel, Mary Shelley, directly and indirectly, references to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. ![]()
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