Question

what are three important quotes and page numbers for frankenstein

Answer 1

I can do that — but page numbers vary between editions, so I’ll need the specific edition (publisher/year or ISBN) you’re using to give exact page numbers. If you don’t know the edition, I can still give three important quotes with chapter references and short explanations (these are reliable for citing across editions).

Here are three widely used, important quotes (with chapter/context notes). Tell me your edition and I’ll add precise page numbers.

1) “I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed.”
- Who says it / where: The Creature, during his confrontation with Victor when he demands a mate (the Creature’s narrative).
- Why it’s important: It compresses the Creature’s sense of betrayed expectation and Miltonic allusion (Paradise Lost), showing how creation, rejection, and the idea of fallen innocence drive the novel’s moral conflict.

2) “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
- Who says it / where: A reflective line in Walton’s/early narrative (often in the opening letters or early chapters).
- Why it’s important: It captures a core theme — the psychological cost of abrupt transformations (ambition, isolation, scientific overreach) that affect Walton, Victor, and the Creature.

3) “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.”
- Who says it / where: Victor Frankenstein, explaining his motive when he first conceives the plan to create life.
- Why it’s important: This shows Victor’s grand ambition and hubris; his rationalization for transgressing natural limits and his desire for fame and legacy, which set the tragedy in motion.

If you tell me the edition (publisher/year or ISBN), or paste the title page, I’ll return these three quotes with exact page numbers and suggested citation lines.