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Quotation from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

“I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous”

Mary Shelley (spoken by The Creature)

Frankenstein, Vol. II, Ch. II (1818) / Ch. 10 (1831) (1831 text)

Portrait of Mary Shelley

The creature's core claim that his violence is the product of rejection and suffering.

Citation: "I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous" — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Vol. II, Ch. II (1818) / Ch. 10 (1831) (1831 text). (id frankenstein-q11)

Portrait: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Richard Rothwell, Public domain.

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