Summary Of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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Mary Shelley a famous author that created Frankenstein was born Godwin on August 30,1797 in England and was daughter of famous philosopher and political writer William Godwin. Mary Shelley never got to see her mom because she died when she gave birth to Mary. Mary married a man named Percy Bysshe in 1816. She went to Lake Geneva with Byron and her lover she got inspired to to write to Frankenstein,Staying at some house and told a ghost story at lake geneva . The reason why she Frankenstein was to pass time and cause lord Byron said she should be in a competition with others to see who has the best horror story
The book Frankenstein was mostly about recreate of the classic tale Dr Victor Frankenstein meets Dr. Henry Clerval who is experimenting with reanimated bodies together they create the creature and after clerval dies Dr Frankenstein gives their creation his brain at first the creature functions …show more content…

Henry clerval who is experimenting with reanimated bodies together they create the creature and after clerval dies Dr Frankenstein gives their creation his brain at first the creature functions like an ordinary human but as its body deteriorates and it comes under the control of mad Dr Polidori it begins to lash out and wreak havoc .
Some fun fact about Mary Shelley. Brought up by an abusive father left home and dedicated herself to a life of writing. While working as a translator to Joseph Johnson a publisher of radical texts she published her most famous work . In 1812 mary met the poet Percy Shelley her soon to be lover.
Mary Shelley did not have formal education. Har father William Godwin was left to care for Mary and her half sister Finlay. Finlay was wallstones daughter from an affair she had with a soldier. Shelley did not get along with her step mother. Her dad had a library and Mary kept that library to good use by going to it every other week and just

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