Elizabeth Lavenza - Quotations
English Lit: Edexcel A Level Frankenstein, topic 7.1.5
Quotations About Elizabeth Lavenzo
Elizabeth is presented by Shelley as the perfect and submissive woman for the time period.
Chremamorphism about Elizabeth
- "She presented Elizabeth to me as her promised gift."
- "All praises bestowed upon her, I received as made to a possession of my own."
- "Since till death she was to be mine only."
Victor about Elizabeth
- "Creature who seemed to shed radiance from her looks, and whose form and motions were lighter than the chamois of the hills".
Religious imagery
- The language Shelley uses to describe Elizabeth is deeply imbued in religious imagery:
- "A being heaven-sent, and bearing a celestial stamp in all her features"
- "A child fairer than pictured cherub."
- "Saintly."