ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Shelley, nature is at once splendorous and deadly, a dynamic force that cannot be tamed by man. While appreciating nature’s aesthetic majesty, Shelley warns man not to equate beauty with tranquility.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the novel Frankenstein, the author Mary Shelley shows the everlasting power of nature by limiting the knowledge man can learn about it. Throughout the book there are many times when Victor yearns for nature in order to heal him from the misery and violence in his life.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Shelley, nature is a beautiful veil whose hides the eternal truth of the Divine Spirit, so nature represents the favourite and the better refuge from the injustice of the real world and it also represents the interlocutor of his melancholy dreams and his hopes for a better future.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Frankenstein, Shelley presents an image of nature that is at once benevolent and diabolic, breathtaking in its beauty and shattering in its brutality. The natural world is life-giving and nurturing to humans, but she is also under threat by the forces of progress.