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  2. Victor Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character who first appeared as the titular main protagonist of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.He is a Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy) who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living things, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as ...

  3. Category:Frankenstein characters - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Frankenstein characters" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baragon; C.

  4. Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously ...

  5. In the flesh: Real-life players and novel characters in 'Mary ...

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    David Catlin's “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” on stage at the Merrimack Repertory in Lowell, blends facts and folkloric accounts of the party, including the challenge for guests to write a ...

  6. Doctor Waldman - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the 1931 Universal adaptation of the character, Professor Waldman is aware of Frankenstein’s reanimation experiments and firmly objects to them. In the 2007 film Frankenstein , Andrew Waldman (portrayed by Neil Pearson ) is the friend and colleague of Victoria Frankenstein who helps to oversee the Universal Xenograft Project that ...

  7. Frankenstein's monster - Wikipedia

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    Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, [a] is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist.

  8. Gothic aspects in Frankenstein - Wikipedia

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    The great Gothic wave, which stretches from 1764 with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto to around 1818-1820, features ghosts, castles and terrifying characters; Satanism and the supernatural are favorite subjects; for instance, Ann Radcliffe presents sensitive, persecuted young girls who evolve in a frightening universe where secret doors open onto visions of horror, themes even more ...

  9. Monster literature - Wikipedia

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    Monster Literature exerts feelings of isolation to its characters. For example, in Frankenstein, both Victor Frankenstein and the monster he creates are left isolated after they abandon their family members. Frankenstein obsesses over his scientific revelations and neglects his potential fiancé and the rest of his family.