frankenstein first draft

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Frankenstein - How does Shelley create a sense of horror in Chapter 5?

Shelley creates horror in chapter 5 by using horrific language, structure (horrific in a sense of how she has structured chapter 5), themes to do with horror and context. Shelley doesn't only use horror in the scary sense but also in an emotional was, as I will reveal to you later in this essay.

Shelley uses language to show horror; language such as pathetic fallacy is used throughout the chapter.

For example "the rain pattered against the panes dismally", this mainly sets the scene and foreshadows negativity and discomfort there after. This shows horror in a way that the weather is horrific as implied by the word "dismally" as to is Victor's actions which is creating life within a human being which is not his rightful job its gods! Shelley has used this example of pathetic fallacy mainly to set the scene but also to show the horrific actions in the lab, which are surrounded by the horrific weather. At the moment when Victor Frankenstein is creating the monster, there is a thunderstorm, which is a stereotypical image. Lighting and thunder has always