7.2.2

Letters 3 & 4 - Quotations

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Letters 3 and 4 - Quotations

Here are quotations from Letters 3 and 4:

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Walton's unchecked ambition

  • "What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of men."
    • Shelley is foreshadowing the meeting with Victor and the warning that Walton is about to receive about the unchecked ambition of men.
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Spotting the Monster

  • Walton and his crew observe the figure of a "gigantic" man travelling across the ice.
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Victor warns about failings

  • "But I—I have lost everything, and cannot begin life anew."

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1Narrative Structure

2Character Summaries

3Intertextuality & Allusions

4Biographic Context

5Chapter Summaries

6Key Themes

7Recap: Main Quotes

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