Question

Read the following passage from chapter 10 of Frankenstein, in which Victor Frankenstein encounters his creature near the summit of Montanvert:
It was nearly noon when I arrived at the top of the ascent. For some time I sat upon the rock that overlooks the sea of ice. A mist covered both that and the surrounding mountains. Presently a breeze dissipated the cloud, and I descended upon the glacier. The surface is very uneven, rising like the waves of a troubled sea, descending low, and interspersed by rifts that sink deep. The field of ice is almost a league in width, but I spent nearly two hours in crossing it.

. . . I suddenly beheld the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me with superhuman speed. . . . I perceived, as the shape came nearer (sight tremendous and abhorred!) that it was the wretch whom I had created. . . . "Devil," I exclaimed, "do you dare approach me? And do not you fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked on your miserable head? Begone, vile insect! Or rather, stay, that I may trample you to dust! And, oh! That I could, with the extinction of your miserable existence, restore those victims whom you have so diabolically murdered!" "I expected this reception," said the daemon. "All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! . . . Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous."
In the passage, whom does Shelley portray as more monstrous: Frankenstein or the creature?

Answer 1

In this passage, I believe Shelley portrays Frankenstein as more monstrous. I feel as if the resistance he has towards this creature that has been created is definitely scary and jaw dropping. ""Devil," I exclaimed, "do you dare approach me? And do not you fear the fierce vengeance of my arm wreaked on your miserable head? Begone, vile insect! Or rather, stay, that I may trample you to dust! ..." This quoted from the passages, explicitly acknowledges the fact that Frankenstein is not happy with this creature of his and will go through any extent to potentially destroy it. Because of how bad and evil the creature is being showed to the reader, Frankenstein wants to just hurt this creature. The language that Frankenstein is speaking to try to emotionally abuse or demolish this creature is horrifying. It portrays Frankenstein as being very cruel towards something that was his fault, was his creation

Answer 2

@Shadow

Answer 3

"Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel" Note that thy means 'your'

He is saying they he is the man's creature and ought to be the man's Adam. Essentially calling him his god (referring to Adam in the book of Genesis). Instead of being his beloved creature, he is the cursed one. As the fallen angels are in the Bible, in contrast to Adam.

What if something called you their god? Your own creation, and then you unleash such words and thoughts about it. Quite a monstrous thing to do.

Besides possibly adding that, I think you're good.

Answer 4

Yay thanks