Why did Mary Shelley give the title the modern prometheus to Frankenstein anyone know?
‘In subtitling her novel The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley drew upon the mythological figure of the Greek Titan, Prometheus, who was punished by Zeus for giving fire, a symbol of knowledge, to humankind. For Shelley and her contemporaries, Prometheus represented the human desire to comprehend the universe. In her transformation of the Promethean myth, Mary Shelley created a new and dangerous story about discovery that is carried out for private gain and personal ambition, rather than for the enlightenment of all.
