Victor Frankenstein does fall under the Byronic Hero category because he is a rebelling man. He believes that it is possible to create human beings without the use of sexual reproduction and is obsessed and passionate with the idea of making this creature using his bare hands. Work is all Victor thinks about and he starts to lose his mind. The affection he has for Elizabeth is evident.
His behaviour would have been rejected by society if he had revealed the truth because people would doubt his sanity. His intellect and emotion drive him into further turmoil, as he is too curious and ambitious. When the monster is created he realises that what he has done is wrong. He becomes revengeful when the monster kills William, Elizabeth and Henry and feels guilty when Justine is accused and hanged for the murder of his brother. He becomes arrogant at the thought of being the creator of a new kind of being. “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.” He is passionate about his work.
“The summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit. It was a most beautiful season… but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature.” His affection for Elizabeth is shown in the following sentence: “My letter was calm and affectionate; … yet all that I may one day enjoy is centered in you. Chase away your idle fears; to you alone do I consecrate my life and my endeavours for contentment.”.
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... of spiritual independence, was completed without bloodshed under Elizabeths auspices, and Elizabeth may have the glory of the work (Time.com, ... and she was never frightened into cruelty (ddtmedia.com, 3). Elizabeth, opposite of past rulers, was trying to live down ... Englands reputation as being a nation of war. Elizabeth negotiated as opposed to initiating war (Time.com, 3).The Elizabethan ...
