Mary Shelley began writing “Frankenstien” with the intent of writing a story that would frighten her readers. "Frankenstein" is a peculiar novel because it incorporates both romantic and gothic elements. Taking a deeper look at the characters, the role of scientific experimentation, and the nature settings featured in the book, you will appreciate how “Frankenstein” is an excellent model of both romantic and gothic exemplification. Gothic novels often include highly emotional characters, tragic females, and tyrannical males. Elizabeth, Frankenstein's lifelong friend, is in danger; she is alone and misses Victor. Elizabeth is the bridesmaid in the story. She needs to be saved from this unknown threat coming from the monster. Victor is a cruel character who brings this creature to life only to then turn his back on it in disgust. Victor is unable to save Elizabeth, from his creation. He seeks revenge and wants to destroy the monster. Ultimately Victor is overcome with grief, as he blames himself for the deaths of his loved ones. Frankenstein's monster has an intense passion of anger and anguish. He acts on impulse and does not think about the consequences of his actions. These characters are perfect models of characters illustrated in Gothic novels. However Shelley goes a step further by involving romantic elements in his characters. The main character Victor Frankenstein is a classic romantic character. In the book Victor is on a romantic quest to form “the perfect human being”. When creating the creature he thought to himself that "life and death seemed to me to be ideal boundaries, which I had to first cross" (p. 40). Victor moves against limitations by playing a divine role in the construction of being. It is crossing human boundaries. Victor reflects the… center of the map… the lakes of the Amberland” (p. 148). Even distant places where many readers had not been, such as “the desert mountains and the dismal glaciers,” which is the monster's refuge (Shelly 84). Although most of this story is set in mysterious circumstances, it also contains romantic settings. Shelley incorporates the Romantic emphasis on the glory and beauty of nature into his novel. For example, when Victor returns home, “[he] discovered more distinctly the black slopes of the Jura, and the bright peak of Mont Blanc” he then explains “Dear mountains! My beautiful lake! Your heights are clear; the sky and the lake are blue and placid” (Shelley 61). Romantics also focused on the force of nature. As described in Shelley's novel, “the wind rose; the sea roared; and, as with the powerful shock of an earthquake; it split and split with a tremendous and overwhelming sound” (Shelley 198)