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"I entered the room where the corpse lay, and was led up to the coffin. How can I describe my sensations of beholding it?"

I am literally tearing up (AND I KNEW IT HAPPENED) this is so painful 😫 GODAMNNNNNN

"No, it is not thus; your form so divinely wrought, and beaming with beauty, has decayed, but your spirit still visits and consoles your unhappy friend."
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"these ineffectual words are but a slight tribute to the unexampled worth of Henry,"

SOBBING ☹️☹️☹️☹️ victor and henry.... this is so painful....

"The crime had its source in her: be hers the punishment."

crime and punishment like the famous russian novel by mr fyodor dostoevsky?!?!?!?!?!?!??

"No, but I was educated by a French family [...] I am now going to claim the protection of some friends, whom I sincerely love, and of whose favour I have some hopes."

Sobbing bc creature he is so hopeful...the way he keeps referring to the family as his friends I am so sick....VICTOR YOU STUPID MAN
also the way Victor is definitely going to hear all of this and be like "idgaf you horrid demon w/ no empathy!!" bffr

The creature describing the family as "his friends" despite not speaking to them...and realizing how wretched he looks (cough cough genesis tree of good and evil parallels)...and helping them with their chores and wood...I am so ill... victor why did u abandon your son he is forever alienated from society now...

first of all "although I loved him with a mixture of affection and reverance that knew no bounds" oh yeah victor you two are DEFINITELY just very good friends 🤨

second of all it is actually comical that victor is terrified of chemistry now (real) and is so disgusted by it and all his professors are just like "omg stop being modest be so for real" LMFAOOO

"Nothing could equal my delight on seeing Clerval;"

ME EITHER VICTOR ILY HENRY CLERVAL!!!!!!!!

"So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein, — more, far more, will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation."

victor frankenstein if u are reading this i am free to hang out on monday night so please contact me if u are free on monday night and if you would like to hang out on monday night when i am free