Poetry Connection

While Shelley does not directly address the topic of poetry, the major theme of sublime nature in Frankenstein can allow us to infer.

- The beauty of nature in the novel at times allows for characters to seek some kind of vent from their normal life. (i.e. When Victor goes to the Montanvert summit to seek peace of mind)

- Poetry is also indirectly used in the novel to develop the monster and his own intuition. (i.e. Paradise Lost is often referred to as "sublime poetry" - the book is crucial in the monster's search for knowledge)

- Many of the verses that Victor and his creation exchange seem to come off as very poetic. (i.e. "Unfeeling, heartless, creator, you endowed with perceptions and passion and then cast me as an object for the scorn and horror of mankind.")