Frankenstein's monster
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Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist.
Steel engraving (993 × 78 mm), for the frontispiece of the 1831 revised edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, published by Colburn and Bentley, London
The actor T. P. Cooke as the monster in an 1823 stage production of Shelley's novel
Charles Stanton Ogle in the Thomas Edison silent film Frankenstein (1910)
Statue showing modern depiction of Frankenstein's monster in Geneva
Victor Frankenstein
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Victor Frankenstein, whose character name has sometimes evolved in popular culture to Dr. Frankenstein, is a fictional character who first appeared as the titular main protagonist of Mary Shelley's 18
Frankenstein's monster
…appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist. Shelley's title compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, who later became the monster's namesake, to the mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire. In Shelley's…
Victor Frankenstein recoiling from his creation
Frontispiece from the 1831 edition.
Félicité de Genlis by Lemoine.
Prometheus by Eduard Müller (1828–1895).