This is exactly the kind of knowledge Frankenstein was aiming at, which can be shown by the following quotations:
             ¡§It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things, or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me, still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical, or, in its highest sense, the physical secrets of the world.¡
             ¡§So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein ¡V more, far more, will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.¡
             Although at first sight it might be difficult to see how Frankenstein¡s quest for knowledge can be related to Paradise Lost, a detailed analysis of the two st
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