![]() You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did and I ardently hope that. But once the monster opens his dark, watery eyes, our scientist realises he has made a grave mistake. 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. Neither Victor nor Walton ever escapes from their blinding ambitions, suggesting that all men, and particularly those who seek to raise themselves up in glory above the rest of society, are in fact rash and "unfashioned creatures" with "weak and faulty natures. Addie proves this with the quote from page 58 I had desired it with an ardour. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation. Walton, at least, turns back from his quest to the North Pole before getting himself and his crew killed, but he does so with the angry conclusion that he has been robbed of glory. Victor thinks he will be like a god, but ends up the father of a devil. So while Victor turns himself into a god, a creator, by bringing his monster to life, this only highlights his fallibility when he is completely incapable of fulfilling the responsibilities that a creator has to its creation. Blinded by dreams of glory, they fail to consider the consequences of their actions. Yet their ambitions also make them fallible. 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(Chapter 5. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. Both Victor and Walton dream of transforming society and bringing glory to themselves through their scientific achievements. After this, he fled his operating room and paced wildly in his bedroom, trying to think of what to do. 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. Through Victor and Walton, Frankenstein portrays human beings as deeply ambitious, and yet also deeply flawed. 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.
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