Shay analyzes and compares Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein movie (2025) by looking at the media they are in conversation with. If you are looking for some insight on how the original story was told and what inspired it, this might be for you.

(0:00) Introduction

(2:32) Mary Shelley’s Life pre-Frankenstein

(19:38) Frankenstein 1818 Analysis

(61:44) Frankenstein 2025 Analysis

(77:43) Conclusion

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Media Discussed

Frankenstein 1818 (this version specifically is my favorite)

Frankenstein 2025 (IMBD Page)

Vindication for the Rights of Women and The Wrongs of Women, or Maria by Mary Wollstonecraft (ISBN: 0321182731)

An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice by William Godwin (ISBN: 9780199642625)

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage by Lord Byron

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