Bride of Frankenstein story
A chastened Henry Frankenstein abandons his plans to create life, only to be tempted and finally coerced by his old mentor Dr. Pretorius, along with threats from the Monster, into constructing a mate for the Monster.
15 total · 9 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| engaged couple | major | Henry Frankenstein and Elizabeth |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Frankenstein went about creating a mate for his monster. |
| maker and monster | major | Frankenstein and the hideous monster of his own creation |
| mentor and protégé | major | Dr. Septimus Pretorius and Henry Frankenstein. |
| playing God with nature | major | Mary Shelly explains the moral of the original Frankenstein film in the introduction.; Henry Frankenstein creates a bride for the hideous monster of his own creation. |
| romantic love | major | Henry Frankenstein and Elizabeth |
| the need for companionship | major | The monster was reviled but society, but wished for companionship, and Henry Frankenstein made him a bride. |
| undead being | major | Frankenstein's monster. |
| what it is like to be different | major | Frankenstein's monster was rejected by society and treated cruelly. |
| electricity | minor | Electricity was used to animate the corpse that was to become the bride of Frankenstein. |