Frankenstein story

movie: Frankenstein (1910) · 1910-03-18

The first motion picture adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

10 total · 8 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
engaged couple major Frankenstein and Elizabeth.
mad scientist stereotype major Dr. Frankenstein had the hubris to presume he could reanimate a corpse using the power of electricity.
maker and monster major Frankenstein and the hideous monster of his own creation.
playing God with nature major Frankenstein and the hideous monster of his own creation.
pride goes before a fall major Frankenstein was certain that he'd found a way to create the most perfect human being that the world had ever seen, and was horrified when he found that he's instead created a hideous monster.
romantic love major Frankenstein and Elizabeth.
the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement major Frankenstein applies his scientific knowledge to the creation of a monster to society.
undead being major Frankenstein's monster.
romantic jealousy minor The monster felt jealous of Frankenstein over Frankenstein's fiancée Elizabeth, whom them monster had developed a romantic interest in.
scientist occupation minor Frankenstein worked in his laboratory to create his eponymous monster.