#Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus

[burningvelvet]

Percy Shelley doodling while helping his wife edit the draft of her first novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818):

The idea for the story was devised in mid-June 1816. The draft shown here was written between August and December 1816, and it was revised until April 1817. The book was published January 1st 1818 when Mary was 20-years-old. She was only 18 when she conceived the story, as her 19th birthday was on August 30th 1816.

Source: The Shelley-Godwin Archive online

[todays-xkcd]

When I began trying to form a new claim by stitching together these parts in such an unnatural way, some called me mad.

Frankenstein Claim Permutations [Explained]

[thenerdgames]

Checklists S-W

Last checklist post!

These checklists are being put up prior to the polls commencing in order to give fans a chance to make any corrections that might be needed (either through a reblog/reply/ask etc). If you disagree with any of the criteria selected or think more criteria should be selected, please give a reason why! Specifically, if you are going to say “x criteria should be picked-” it would be appreciated if you would give an example(s) from canon where a character demonstrated they fit that aspect of the checklist, otherwise the tick may not be able to be added in if we don’t have something to go off of.  

Characters detailed here: Steve Urkel (Family Matters), Dr. Sylvester "Sylvie" Ashling (Epithet Erased), Tobey McCallister (WordGirl), Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus), Will Byers (Stranger Things)

Checklists under readmore.

Steve Urkel (Family Matters):

Dr. Sylvester "Sylvie" Ashling (Epithet Erased):

Tobey McCallister (WordGirl):

(Tobey gets a half-tick for academics because he does well at school it seems, but he doesn’t really seem to care about it that much - he mainly just cares about things like robots/power/gaining WordGirl’s attention/etc. Same with “pursues and values knowledge/learning” - yes, he does certainly value knowledge, but he doesn’t seem to be in any active pursuit of learning for learning’s sake or anything like that? He just wants to build his robots and such. Doesn’t seem to be any quest for knowledge he’s on. I’m happy to hear feedback on that if anyone disagrees!)

Victor Frankenstein (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus):

Victor’s submission had “glasses” selected, but I could not find evidence/information about him having glasses in the original novel online, and I also did a cntrl+f search of “glasses” and “spectacles” in an online copy of the book which came up empty for evidence too, so I’ve unticked it. If anyone can point me to canon indication he has glasses I can tick it again!

Will Byers (Stranger Things):

[shakibone]

I think this is the best version, but I made some alternates below the jump.

If I could I’d make a poll to put the best variant to vote.

Option B: “The beauty of the dream vanished”

Option C: “Such infinite pain and care”

[promethean-rhapsody]

〝 ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ! 〞

Victor Frankenstein here. Elizabeth talked me into making one of these some time ago, so here it is. Inquire what you will.

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Just what have I gotten myself into?

[a-system-of-nerds]

just randomly saying this thought i had because I know you like frankenstein but i think the creature has seasonal depression and the whole story would have gone much better if someone gave him a sun lamp

Oh, no, yeah, 100%. If he had one, he would have felt so much better.

[frankingsteinery]

AITA for not telling my fiancé I know he’s queer? 

I 20s (F) have a 20s (M) fiancé, V, and he’s been talking about this terrible secret he cannot tell me and he keeps almost starting to come out and then backing out. The issue is V and I were raised together by his parents, and my surrogate 40s (M) father and (now deceased) surrogate mother arranged for our marriage back when we were both children. They thought it was the best for us and at the time we were too young to realize the implications and had no reason to reject to the match. When we were teenagers our mother was on her deathbed and she told us again that she wished for us to marry, and of course we both agreed. However, V is also best friends with a 20s (M) guy called H, and they were nearly inseparable as boys and teens. They also went to university together and shared an apartment but V had to come home due to family reasons. Lately he’s been going out all day and coming home at night hours later. He insists that he’s fine and that we all leave him alone and not worry for him, but I think he and H have been sneaking around. He even delayed our wedding day by arranging a trip to go to England alone with H. It’s exhausting for all of us and I think I should just tell V I know and support him and that we can call off the marriage, but I’m not sure that’s the best course of action? I’m completely fine with not marrying him - he always felt more like a brother to me anyway - but I worry it might come off wrong. The worst part is he’s really beating himself up about it. He’s so guilty it’s beginning to take a toll on his health. I don’t care if he has a boyfriend I just want him to be happy.

EDIT: nvm he built an 8ft creature in his dorm

[lmaowhosemaddie]

The Creature: You made me, therefore you must bear the consequences of my creation.

Victor Frankenstein: Nuh-uh

The Creature: fym nuh-uh?

[tvserie-film]

Title:  Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818)

Author:  Mary Shelley

Vote: 7/10

The drama of a man who creates life out of ambition but is unable to control it, ending up losing everything. The monster abandoned to its fate ends up being marginalized by the world that doesn't understand it and from being ugly on the outside it also becomes ugly on the inside. He gets angry and kills realizing that no one ever brings him to understand. The confrontation between the creature and the creator remains with an unknown outcome but no one has ever seen either of them return from the ice of the pole.

[soft-n-hobbit]

HELLO AGAIN FRANKENSTEIN NATION

comms open !!

[thetiredprometheus]

Different ways to interpret Frankenstein

[toaster-trash]

Damn, pretentious traumatised men driven to their downfall by their obsessive pursuit of knowledge and their poet boyfriends who take care of them. Real not fake.

[potato-lord-but-not]

!!!!! some mad scientists for the spooky season !!!! go snatch some stickers bb !!

[panthermouthh]

“Oh, Frankenstein! Generous and self-devoted being! What does it avail that I now ask thee to pardon me? I, who irretrievably destroyed thee by destroying all thou lovedst. Alas! he is cold, he cannot answer me.”

[mrhyde-mrseek]

While I continue to procrastinate on SMS I think y’all need to see the copy of Frankenstein I just bought because I’m OBSESSED with it

First of all, gorgeous cover art.

Then you get to the actual PAGES, and

LOOK AT THAT

IT’S SO GORGEOUS

THIS LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE FROM PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

THE CREATURE LOOKS SO FUCKING COOL RAAAAHHHH

[saffricatrice]

queer people: im queer

society: ok

victor: hi guys

queer people: holy shit its victor from frankenstein

victor: the modern prometheus