Frankenstein story
The first motion picture adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
10 total · 8 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |