Frankenstein, Like Other Gothic Tales, Relies Heavily on Setting

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley was written during the 19th century and was completed entirely in May 1817. Mary Shelley had decided to base her novel on the story about the Greek god, Prometheus. Prometheus and his borther Epimetheus were given the task of creating man. It was Epimetheus'job to create animals, whereas Prometheus took the duty of creatiing and molding man from clay.
Combining the myth of Prometheus and Goth had brought tremendous success to the novel Frankenstein. Gothic novels were mainly written to evoke terror in their readers and to show the dark side of human nature. …