Mary Shelley s Frankenstein as a Classic Work of Gothic Romanticism
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a timeless piece focusing on the tale of an eccentric scientist and his experiences creating a creature from the dead remains of humans. ... It is this combination of a dark, scary subject and characters whose actions are based primarily on emotion that classifies Frankenstein as a work of gothic romanticism. Indeed Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic example of the gothic romantic style. In Frankenstein, the “gothic” in gothic romanticism is seen in the book’s terrifyingly dark subjects and remote, creepy locations. A perfect example of this in Frankenstein is at the beginning of chapter five, the scene in which Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist, finally creates his monster. The passage begins with a depiction of the gloomy, dark, gothic type setting, a setting which has become almost stereotypical of horror tales.