Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus

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Dangerous Knowledge Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”

Chapter 10 · The creature declares his power born from isolation, warning Victor that rejection has consequences.

“I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel.”

Chapter 10 · The creature compares himself to Adam, denied paradise by his creator's abandonment.

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”

Chapter 7 · Victor's reflection on how rapidly his happiness transformed into despair upon seeing his creation.