Shelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important and enduring themes in all of literature—the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of human cruelty, the desire for revenge and the need for forgiveness, and much more.
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