Frankenstein
['fræŋkənstain]
Definition
(noun.) the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses.
(noun.) the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation).
(noun.) an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator.
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Definition
n. any creation which brings anxiety or disaster to its author—from the Frankenstein in Mrs Shelley's romance so named who by his skill forms an animate creature like a man only to his own torment.
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Examples
- Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But you, my dear Frankenstein, wherefore are you desponding and sorrowful? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I pitied Frankenstein; my pity amounted to horror: I abhorred myself. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Again; there is a sound as of a human voice, but hoarser; it comes from the cabin where the remains of Frankenstein still lie. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Sometimes I endeavoured to gain from Frankenstein the particulars of his creature's formation; but on this point he was impenetrable. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Farewell, Frankenstein! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Frankenstein, who was dozing, awoke, and asked the cause of the tumult. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- My dear Frankenstein, exclaimed he, how glad I am to see you! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- You, who call Frankenstein your friend, seem to have a knowledge of my crimes and his misfortunes. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Frankenstein is modest; an excellent quality in a young man. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Listen to me, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Frankenstein--he would punish you. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Oh, Frankenstein! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Believe me, Frankenstein: I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity: but am I not alone, miserably alone? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- My dear Frankenstein, exclaimed Henry, when he perceived me weep with bitterness, are you always to be unhappy? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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