Comparing Frankenstein 'And A Cottage In Grasmere Vale'

Nature is a dominant theme throughout the romanticism period, which was at its peak between the 1800s and 1850. The novel Frankenstein, which was written by Mary Shelly was written in 1818, and the poem A Cottage in Grasmere Vale written by Dorothy Wordsworth was written in 1805, both the novel and the poem were written during the peak of the romanticism era, which would enlighten the clear evidence of nature throughout both pieces. Dorothy was William Wordsworth’s sister, who was always close with her brother. Nature is described as ‘the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations’ In this essay I will discuss the key elements of nature and the natural world in Frankenstein and A Cottage in Grasmere Vale. Dorothy lived in Grasmere in the

Here she maintained the garden, and found a love for nature and all things to do with nature. With all the disruption in her life, Dorothy needed to find a safe haven out of all the disruptions, and she achieved this with nature. ‘When she sees a threatening scene, she attempts to find a way to redeem it with an image of protection or hope’

The setting in Frankenstein is vivid and on the opposite ends of the spectrum to the setting in the poem A Cottage in Grasmere Vale. In Frankenstein, the novel is bookended by the setting as it starts off in the Arctic and also ends in the Arctic. These two settings, are in contrast as in A Cottage in Grasmere Vale the setting is scenic ‘Peaceful our valley, fair and green, and beautiful her cottages’ and in Frankenstein the setting is described as ‘those icy climes’ Shelley uses nature to represent Dante’s inferno and the ninth innermost circle of hell, the ninth circle of hell is for people who have betrayed god which is what Victor does by trying to change nature, and the setting is in the Arctic, surrounded in ice. Victor is fascinated with