#I HAD DESIRED IT WITH AN ARDOUR SKIN#

Think about Victor's attitude towards what is happening.

Think about this extract – what is happening at this point? How does Shelley give the reader a sense that things are already going badly? Highlight some key points.

Think about the key words in the question ('discuss', 'ambitions').

Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room'.īefore you go on to the next page, make some notes about what you might write. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room, and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep. But to me it seems like it says that somebody worked so hard for something. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.' I need answers quicklyyy thanks (: Answer 1. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. 'For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature.

#I HAD DESIRED IT WITH AN ARDOUR SKIN#

Beautiful! - Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing his teeth of a pearly whiteness but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein devotes much of his early life to learning and gaining more knowledge, specifically in science. How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream banished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. It was already one in the morning the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. what happens as a result of Victor's ambitions.the difference between the ambitions Victor has and the reality that he faces.what Victor's ambitions are and how he sets about achieving them.

Starting with this extract, discuss how Victor's ambitions go so badly wrong. We still have desires, aspirations and the need to prove something, just as Shelley recognized in her fellow man and captured in her classic tale.Frankenstein - Sample exam question The question It’s a reminder that while technology advances, human nature remains constant. It may be a cliche, even obvious comparison to liken Musk to the mad scientist, but it seemed too appropriate not to share.

For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature. As I read, I came across this passage just after Frankenstein has brought life to his creature, realizing the mistake he made: Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep. A New York Times interview with Elon Musk topped trending stories, a frank confession of the Tesla CEO’s recent downward spiral due to overworking and insomnia.Īfter reading about Musk’s troubles, I went about my day, making my way through the to-do list, then sitting down for an afternoon respite with the book I’m currently reading, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Waking up Saturday morning, trying to decide whether to stay in bed or begin checking off my to-do list, I picked up my phone and scrolled through the news app.