Frankenstein and Romanticicsm - "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is among the best Romantic/Gothic novels. Shelley incorporates many ideas stemming from Romanticism into the novel. Some of these ideas are the power of nature and addressing emotions. Shelley also alludes to another Romantic writer, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and his most famous Romantic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The most prominent theme of the Romantic era is nature. Romantics involve themselves with the natural world rather than the modern …

…Romantic piece. The albatross and the ship being stuck in the ice in Frankenstein are parallel to that in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. This shows Shelley is influenced by other Romantic works and that she herself is a Romantic writer. Shelley's approach to Romantic ideas are very apparent and are not trying to be hidden. Between nature and expression of emotion, it is obvious that Frankenstein is one of the best Romantic novels.