blasphemy - to commit an act that is against the will of, or teachings of, God (according to religious teachers and writings)
In the everyday world, blasphemy is more often to do with the PEOPLE who are interpreting what THEY think is the will of God
Knowledge = DANGER (again, tied to blasphemy)
Are there things that Mankind is not meant to know or deal with or learn about?
This would be a great exam question - the answer can be backed up in looking at Macbeth AND Frankenstein.
Knowledge is a TWO EDGED SWORD - knowing things can be very dangerous and very frightening and can make it much more difficult to “live”
Our whole culture is designed to deny the reality of our impending death.
Our behaviour is, in many significant ways, ALL about the denial of death and an attempt to fight against that fear of it -
Frankenstein is a character who is engaged in a dramatic example of that same thing.
All his focus on the science and all his insanity around that singular pursuit could be seen to be a physical manifestation of that denial - he is literally fighting death - trying to make it stop and turn back the clock
Take careful notes on Chapter 4 - from “When I found...” and ending with “...conclusion.”
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