The Influence of Paradise Lost and Frankenstein The influence of Milton's Paradise Lost can be seen directly from the epigraph of the 1818 edition of Frankenstein. "Did I request thee, Maker from my clay to mould me man? Did I solicit thee, from darkness to promote me?" The spirit ofParadise Lost permeates Frankenstein throughout the novel. On page 240 the monster says; "The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone" Three parallel themes from the two works arise from these quotes: · the....

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