“ It is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace. The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in indulging the excess of grief. ”
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818). copy citation
| Author | Mary Shelley |
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| Source | Frankenstein |
| Topic | grief guilt remorse |
| Date | 1818 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm |
Context
“Elizabeth alone had the power to draw me from these fits; her gentle voice would soothe me when transported by passion and inspire me with human feelings when sunk in torpor. She wept with me and for me. When reason returned, she would remonstrate and endeavour to inspire me with resignation. Ah! It is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace. The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in indulging the excess of grief.
Soon after my arrival my father spoke of my immediate marriage with Elizabeth. I remained silent.
«Have you, then, some other attachment?»
«None on earth. I love Elizabeth and look forward to our union with delight.” source
Soon after my arrival my father spoke of my immediate marriage with Elizabeth. I remained silent.
«Have you, then, some other attachment?»
«None on earth. I love Elizabeth and look forward to our union with delight.” source
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