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    • Frankenstein's monster, also referred to as Frankenstein, is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist. Shelley's title compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, to the mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay … See more

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    Mary Shelley's original novel does not give the character a specific name. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein variously … See more

    Shelley's plot

    Victor Frankenstein builds the creature over a two-year period in the attic of his boarding house in Ingolstadt after discovering a scientific principle which allows him to create life from non-living matter. Frankenste… See more

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    First appearanceFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
    Created byMary Shelley
    Portrayed byCharles Stanton Ogle · Boris Karloff · Lon Chaney Jr · Bela Lugosi · Glenn Strange · Christopher Lee · David Prowse · Kiwi Kingston · John Bloom · Nick Brimble · Robert De Niro · Kevin James · Rory Kinnear · Xavier Samuel · Evan Jones-Sawyer · Shuler Hensley · Christian Bale · Jacob Elordi
    Nicknames"Creature", "fiend", "spectre", "the dæmon", "wretch", "devil", "thing", "being", "ogre"
    Appearance

    Shelley described Frankenstein's monster as an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) creature of hideous contrasts:
    His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God… See more

    Personality

    As depicted by Shelley, the creature is a sensitive, emotional person whose only aim is to share his life with another sentient being like himself. The novel portrayed him as versed in Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives, and … See more

    Interpretations

    Scholars sometimes look for deeper meaning in Shelley's story, and have drawn an analogy between the monster and a motherless child; Shelley's own mother died while giving birth to her. The monster has also been a… See more

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    WEBFrankenstein's Monster - often called "The Monster", "The Creation" or incorrectly called just "Frankenstein" - is the legendary creature created by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's classic horror tale. In the decades …

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    WEBSep 19, 2024 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Gothic horror novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley that was first published in 1818. The epistolary story follows a scientific genius who brings to life a terrifying …

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    Who is Frankenstein's monster?
    Frankenstein's monster, also referred to as Frankenstein, [a] is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist.

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    Is Frankenstein's monster based on a true story?
    There is a body of films that feature some version and/or interpretation of the character Frankenstein's monster, first created by Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. It is worth noting that Frankenstein's Monster is a retelling of the cultural Golem myth.

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    When did the monster appear in Frankenstein?
    He was created in 1816 and made his debut on January 1, 1818. Although he had surprisingly immense powers of speech in the original novel, most film versions limit his vocabulary, otherwise, they remove it entirely, so as to enhance how inhuman he is. The Monster made his first appearance in the 1818 novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.

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    How did Victor Frankenstein create a monster?
    Shelley's title compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, to the mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire. In Shelley's Gothic story, Victor Frankenstein builds the creature in his laboratory through an ambiguous method based on a scientific principle he discovered.

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    What does Frankenstein call a creature?
    When Frankenstein converses with the creature, he addresses him as "vile insect", "abhorred monster", "fiend", "wretched devil", and "abhorred devil". In the novel, the creature is compared to Adam, the first man in the Garden of Eden. The monster also compares himself with the "fallen" angel.

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    Who is Frankenstein?
    He is an Italian - Swiss scientist living in Bavaria, Germany, in the 1790s. After studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature, often referred to as Frankenstein's Monster, or often simply "Frankenstein".

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    WEBSep 19, 2024 · Frankenstein, the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical “mad scientist” who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed.

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    WEBAfter studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature, often referred to as Frankenstein's Monster, or often simply "Frankenstein".

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    WEBFrankenstein's Monster, also called The Creature is the main antagonist of the novel Frankenstein by the late Mary Shelley and its many film adaptations. He was created in 1816 and made his debut on January 1, …

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