Regnum Number: 122635Discuss the handling of religious matters in Gothic fictionBoth "Frankenstein" and "The Eve of St. Agnes" serve as examples to show the expectations of 19th century society , each characterized by political, economic, social and religious uncertainty. For example, according to the social context of the 19th century, people were classified into two subtypes: those affiliated with religion and those who held that religion was merely allegorical, based on nothing more than an individual's perception of truth . The science was argued to be correct and non-allegorical, reflecting the disharmony presented in England at the time. He deduced that those who believed in science were suppressed and limited by the traditional beliefs of a religious society, where the word of God was law and the emergence of science was simply a test by God to see who would hold to their beliefs religious. While people may not have had the freedom or courage to oppose traditional and ancient beliefs, Gothic fiction became the platform on which novelists and poets could freely express their opinions. Both texts display these underlying religious uncertainties and are shown through imagery, language, and style, as well as other literary devices. Frankenstein or the 'Modern Prometheus' was written by the writer Mary Shelley in 1819, a creation that supported and condemned religion. For example, it can be argued that Frankenstein embodied a journey, a progression that began with an unremitting faith in religion, a desire to prove that religion is the truth and to say otherwise would be considered blasphemy. This is illustrated through the novel's protagonist Victor Frankenstein, who began by arguing that science is corrupt, seeks... middle of paper... seeks to artistically examine in a creative way, whether death is truly the end of all life. 'humanity. or if life was simply purgatory, an allotted period of time on earth for the purpose of atoning for our sins just like the "purgatory tracks" in this poem. Alternatively it can be argued that religion does not affirm life and only death reveals the indoctrinatory nature of religious teachings. For example, the "carved dead" were "imprisoned in black", connoting eternal torment. He argues in an almost contradictory way that faith on the one hand is a suffering willingly accepted by citizens so that they can reap their fruits in the afterlife, but on the other hand Keats is demonstrating how religion is limited and there is really no life after death. This is interesting because he controversially subverts the conventions of the era in which he was writing. Likewise Frankenstein