Frankenstein
 Science
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Unrestrained scientific desire: ‘they penetrate into the recesses of nature and show how she works in her hiding places’
• ‘they ascend into the heavens’ ‘new and almost unlimited powers’ ‘penetrate’ ‘command’ ‘mimic’
• ‘with fervour’
• ‘performed miracles’
• ‘unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation’
• ‘secret’ ‘hidden laws’
• How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge’
Power: ‘as if my soul were grappling with a powerful enemy’
• ‘like a hurricane’ ‘pour a torrent of light’
• ‘pursued’ ‘unremitting ardour’ ‘clung’ ‘dedicated myself’ ‘secret toil’ ‘tremble’ ‘tortured’
• ‘one pursuit’
• ‘tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man’
• ‘I preferred glory’
• ‘until from the midst of this darkness a sudden light broke in upon me- a light so brilliant and wondrous’
Lack of Morality: Transgression against God he mocks the power of the creator ‘torrents of light’ ‘a new species would bless me as its creator and source’ ‘many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me’
• ‘eyes insensible to the charms of nature’
• ‘Labours’ scientist in being able to mimic and usurp traditional creation methods;  existence of an immortal soul?
• Responsibility for creation image reinforced ‘inarticulate sounds’
Pursuit: ‘deeply smitten with the thirst for knowledge’
• ‘Pursuit for discovery and wonder’ attracted to the tree of knowledge ‘eternal light’  back to biblical times, tree of knowledge  deeply rooted in humanity, desire to discover more
• Limits of ‘natural behaviour’
• Shelley never directly critiques his ‘scientific pursuit’ for ‘unknown powers’ derived that Shelley is claiming this one of victors more normal aspects
• ‘in scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder’
Male need for glory: catalyst for disaster ‘altruism or ambition?’
• ‘You