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Elmo represents Dante and Frankenstein as they carry the emotional burdens and horrors of their hellish experiences.

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He represents Dante's and Frankenstein's perils as they experience the terror and consequences of their actions.

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In what way does Mary Shelley's Frankenstein relate to Dante's Inferno?

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In what way does Mary Shelley's Frankenstein relate to Dante's Inferno?

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein relates closely to Dante Alighieri's Inferno as the creation of Victor Frankenstein comes to life, he begins to compare the horrors of what he had created to the literal Hell that Dante had journeyed through. The quotes that we had referenced represent the inconceivable emotions felt by both Dante and Frankenstein as they begin to realize the terror of what they are experiencing. For instance, the quote from Inferno (above) is when Dante had entered Circle V and recognized someone whom he had felt full disdain and bitterness for, only to watch him be ripped to pieces repeatedly. As for Frankenstein, the quote from Chapter 5 (also above) is about how Victor had felt bitter when he had realized the monstrosity he had created.

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Alighieri, Dante, John Ciardi, Archibald T. MacAllister, and Edward M. Cifelli. The Inferno. New York: New American Library, 2009. Print.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus. New York: Penguin, 1963. Print.

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"May you weep and wail to all eternity,
for I know you, hell-dog, filthy as you are . . .
the Master shoved him back, crying, "Down! Down!
with the other dogs!" ( Dante 81).

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"I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished , and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I created, I rushed out of the room. . .unable to compose my mind of sleep" (Shelley 56).

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An expression or saying meant to attract attention to something without directly mentioning it; an indirect reference to something or someone.

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Dante's Inferno is the tale of his descent into the different layers of Hell in order to make his way into Purgatory then Paradise. During his journey, he is guided by Virgil (the Shade of Human Reason) into the first layer which is Limbo, then followed by the Carnal (Lust), the Gluttonous (Gluttony),  Hoarders and Wasters (Greed), Wrathful and Sullen (Anger), Heretics (Heresy), Phlegethon (Violence), Malebolge (Fraud), and lastly the Cocytus (Treachery) the river that leads into Purgatory.