What are some of the key themes in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in relation to the Gothic?

The Gothic tropes of horror and terror - suspense leading to horror - are prominent in Shelley's Frankenstein; for example, the build-up to and reveal of Elizabeth's death ("suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream" then "lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down" - chapter 23). This can be linked to moments of fear in other Gothic texts, such as the terror/horror surrounding the rape and murder in Lewis' The Monk. Setting is additionally key to the Gothic, typically focusing on elements of isolation ("far North of London" - chapter 1) and the sublime ("violent and terrible thunderstorm... a stream of fire issue[d] from an old and beautiful oak" - chapter 2). In other Gothic texts, these features often focus on a castle; Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho exemplifies this. Gender stereotypes of the dominant male and submissive female are also common in the Gothic, such as the protagonist and her marquis in Carter's The Bloody Chamber: the characters of Frankenstein similarly follow this pattern ("Agatha fainted... Felix darted forward" - chapter 15). When analysing the monster, focus on his supernatural traits ("it's gigantic stature... Nothing in human shape" - chapter 7) and uncanny features ("the dull yellow eye of the creat
ure open" - chapter 5), as these can be easily compared to other creatures in the Gothic, such as the title character of Dracula, or the wolves in any of Carter's werewolf tales in The Bloody Chamber collection. Moreover, examine the way he subverts the master-slave relationship ("You are my creator, but I am your master: - obey!" - chapter 20), in addition to his transgression from societal expectations and laws, for example when he joyfully murders Frankenstein's family ("I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph" - chapter 16) . These themes of subversion and transgression can be linked back to the Gothic, such as to Frank's transgressive murders in Banks' The Wasp Factory, and his subversion of the image of the innocent youth.