Similarities Between The World Is Too Much With Us And Frankenstein

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, a very gory story, can also be seen a romantic piece within having characteristics, such as celebration of the individual, importance of imagination, strong emotions, and an awe of nature. Within the piece there is many references to how one comments on the accomplishments and achievements of another or themselves, also known as the celebration of an individual. An example of how Frankenstein uses the celebrations of individual is when Frankenstein, himself, talks about his achievements of how fast his experiments turned out. He talks about his success, by staying, “ As I applied so closely, it may be easily conceived that my progress was rapid ” (chapter four). By saying, “applied” it shows that he is saying

how he applied himself to learning and solving new problems, therefore his experiment went by fast. Frankenstein also shows plenty of examples of the importance of imagination, which is using one's brain to imagine and think outside of the box. For example, this can be seen when Frankenstein talks about why he chose to take a lifestyle within science, by stating, “a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder” (chapter four). By saying, “ continual food for wonder” it shows how Frankenstein is ready to venture out and explore what's never been examined before within this idea of wonder. Another way the importance of imagination can be seen in the passage, is when he talks about how is occupation was preventing him to enjoy the outdoors, by stating,” I did not watch the blossom or the expanding of the leaves…….. I was engrossed in my occupation.” (chapter four). By saying “engrossed in my occupation,” it shows how his focus on his job and work, however, the work he was conceiving was all due to the imagination he had. Therefore, this shows that he wanted to follow his imagination and skip being outside in the nature which is a main part to romantics. Another way the passage shows many aspects of romanticism is the use of strong emotions. A key example of how this can be seen is when Frankenstein’s monster woke up and Frankenstein’s initial reaction shows raw emotion. Frankenstein shows how horrified he is by saying, “my pulse beat so quickly and hardly that I felt the palpitation of every artery” (chapter five). By saying, “pulse beat so quickly,” it shows how much of a nervous wreck that frankenstein is and how scared he is bringing out his emotions of being an emotional wreck. Lastly, Frankenstein shows aspects of romanticism by having elements following an awe to nature. An awe to nature is how one has a connection with nature. For example, in the passage the weather also puts and adds to the effect of the mood. For example, the mood was eerie when frankenstein was created with the touch of the weather, by saying, “the rain pattered dismally against the panes” (chapter five). Therefore, by saying, “rain pattered dismally,” main that the rain created a depressing sound goes along with the mood because the monster turned out to be a disaster which was depressing. Although, Frankenstein does contain many aspects of romanticism it is still very different from other romantic pieces.
Frankenstein can both compare and contrast to many other romantic pieces, within its tone and mood, features of the setting, and human nature.

For example, Frankenstein and “The World Is Too Much with us” by William Wordsworth but show a depressing mood almost. In Frankenstein there is a depressing tone when Frankenstein’s creation did not turn out the way he wanted it to. For example he touched on this by saying, “my sleep with horror, cold dew covered my forehead, my teeth chattered” (chapter five). Therefore, by saying all of his physical contributes with the creation of the monster shows how he is living in fear and creates and depressing mood. Similarly, in “The World is too much with us” it can be seen to how there is a depressing tone by saying the humans are taking to much from nature. Wordsworth shows how how we are greedy by saying, “we have given our hearts away” (line four). By saying, “hearts away,” it is almost imagining as if our souls were taken from us and we betrayed all of our manners. Which is similar to Frankenstein having his soul and pride being taken away after creating the monster, in that case both create a depressing mood. However, Frankenstein can also be seen different to other romantic pieces, such as “My heart leaps up when I behold”, by Wordsworth. The setting within both create different images. Within Frankenstein it is very difficult to create a peaceful setting within due his gory descriptions. For example, within the piece he talks about his experiences in a morgue and how creepy it is, by saying, “man degraded and wasted” (chapter five). Which allows you to to imagine the bodies ruined and destroyed and wrecked. However, in “My heart leaps up when I behold”, the setting that is described is glorified and happy, just by saying, “A rainbow in the sky” (line 2). Just by imagining a rainbow in the sky, it allows for their to be a peaceful image, unlike the thought of dead bodies. Another key difference from these poems is the

thought of life. Frankenstein truly believes you can make something once dead now living. However, in “My heart leaps up when I behold,” Wordsworth pursues that in life humans live a cycle that must come to an end, while nature is everlasting. Which gives two different views of human nature, where believes our cycle must come to an end, while the other believes humans can live on as a species. However, beyond other novelist the broad topic of romanticism can be compared to other categories in the english literature.
Romanticism can differentiate and fall in line with other categories in english within just its characteristics. For example Romanticism and features within the Renaissance literature completely differentiate. Within Renaissance literature follows Stoicism. Stoics are poets who show lack of emotion and are able to hide their emotions. This is the complete opposite of romanticism due to the fact one of the major characteristics is the strong emotions. Therefore, it is very difficult for romantics to hide their emotions on certain topics. Therefore, romantics use such language and terms such terms and words such as beautiful and horrid to explain their emotions on certain topics. Such as how Frankenstein explains how passionate he is about his work, by saying, “I was engaged, heart and soul,” (chapter five). By saying “heart and soul” it shows how passionate and filled with positive emotions on his work. This can never be seen with stoic poets. However, it is almost similar to how satirical elements can be seen in romanticism. One key example of satire is exaggeration, in order to create an effect that enlarges and goes beyond the point. In romanticism it is important for the author to expose his emotions, however sometimes it is almost too exaggerated to how the author may feel about the piece. Such as in Frankenstein when he is very terrified of the monster he created, he says, “ I felt the palpitation of every artery” (chapter five). By saying, “every artery” frankenstein is exaggerating this feeling that he holds in his body about how terrified he is. Therefore, the form of exaggeration is found within, which is similar to being found in satirical pieces. Overall Romanticism can compare and contrast to many pieces within many characteristics of the study.