Claire Clairmont

married the widowed Mary Jane Clairmont, bringing herself and her two children, Charles and Claire, to the Godwin home in the London suburb of Somers Town (Mellor, xv). Though she did not truly kill her mother, Mary began to feel great guilt believing that her birth brought about the untimely death of her mother. Mary missed her mother and visited her gravesite often, speaking to her mother about the things that were going on in her life (amsaw.org). Though Shelley’s life was marred many times by death beginning at an early age, she still produced an everlasting piece of literature. “[Godwin] encouraged his daughter to be an intellectual, as her mother had been, [and even] encouraged [her] to read anything she wanted from his library and to associate with his intellectual friends,” one of which was Percy Bysshe Shelley (amsaw.org). In 1812 Mary met the love of her life at the age of only fifteen. Percy Shelley, though at the time married to Harriet Shelley, fell for the daughter of William Godwin during his visits to the Godwin home; a relationship between the two soon began to form, but Godwin, however, was displeased. “When [Mary’s father] found out about the relationship, he forbade Shelley ever to come to his house again” (amsaw.org). After being forbidden to see his beloved Mary, Percy attempted suicide. Percy’s suicide attempt, however, was unsuccessful; after he had recovered, he and Mary ran away to France together, taking Claire Clairmont, Mary’s stepsister, with…

In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor’s world is in a continuous state of change, from his family to his environment. However, the one thing that never deviates in the novel is Victor’s negative perspective of the Creature. Victor cannot change his perspective because he sees himself in the Creature, he has grown to despise himself due to his various actions in the novel, and because of this he hates the monster. Elizabeth, the most important member of Victor’s family, appears to be one of…

The true horror in the world isn’t from monsters, but the society that people have created. In Mary Shelley’s 1831 novel, Frankenstein, there is a scientist who brings a Creature to life. Even though this scientist created this monster, he brings him to life and sees the horror in his creation. He leaves the Creature to fend for himself which causes revenge and hatred. The Creature goes on to kill Victor 's family and drive him crazy. Even though the Creature kills Victor’s family the real…

In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley often will allude to personal experiences that have happened in her own life. She takes the events of her own life and reflects them through Victor, the monster, and other events in the novel. Examples of this include the deaths of innocent people in the novel, influence of parents, abandonment of a loved one, and how the creation of the novel, Frankenstein, is very similar to Victor’s creation of the creature (Shelley 43). Mary Shelley’s life is death…

“Desiree’s Baby” is one of the few short stories that was written by Kate Chopin and originally published on January the 14th, 1893. The story starts out by introducing a character by the name of Madame Valmonde who is visiting Desiree and her baby. About 18 years after, Armand Aubigny, another important character introduced, has suddenly fallen in love with Desiree when he saw her against a stone pillar. After seeing the baby and how its grown, Valmonde and Armand see that something about the…

Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison The classic play of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has been turned into a movie which are directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann. These two movies are similar and different in many ways and the directors of each play tried to put their spin on this classic play. There are many scenes which are different and similar but one is Act 5 Scene 3. One difference is that when Romeo came to find Juliet she was in a church while in the newer movie but…

Shakespeare vs Luhrmann Baz Luhrmann, the director of Romeo and Juliet 1996, did a wonderful job at turning the once classical play into a modern film that captivated and amazed the now demanding and uninterested audience. Luhrmann used techniques such as weapons, culture and props to keep the newer generation delighted and intrigued in the significantly monumental playwright of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare. In the 1996 film, Luhrmann used props such as new weaponry and…

A movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 portrays the original work of the playwright and script. The story is about the tragic, and untimely death of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet . In the following scene the story opens to Act III Scene i with Mercutio and Tybalt. This scene follows the interaction of major characters such as Tybalt, Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio. Throughout this scene, the adaptation was able to interpret the following:…

Claire Danes (Temple) seemed having a wonderful skill to behave a bit silly, but straight forward to her thought. The film viewed Temple’s face was as strange, funny, curious, and some time walking in funny way along with her strange thought. Her thought was also unusual. The film illustrated the picture in her mind that she connected to objects or words while she focused on. She acted a bit silly with funny face when her professor said “shoe.” Then the film viewed her connection with all type…

If Romeo and Juliet can be summed up in one line, that line would be, “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” which perfectly portrays the tragic romance of the two lovers (Shakespeare 33??) Many films since this line has been written have been created in honor of the famous play, such as Zeffirelli’s and Luhrmann's. Zeffirelli's version of the story more accurately portrays Shakespeare’s original intent with setting, dialogue, and costumes identical to those imagined when one reads it. …