Both Mary Shelley and Samuel Taylor Coleridge use pathetic fallacy well in their work, but it is evident Samuel Coleridge used it more effectively. The meaning of pathetic fallacy is the distinct relationship between nature and the character within literature. Between the two pieces of literature, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and Frankenstein, it is clear the poem uses pathetic fallacy more efficiently.
Shelley does a very well job with creating a dramatic mood to begin the chapter, in volume 1 of Frankenstein pathetic fallacy is used various times. Shelly uses the disgusting weather as a tool to mimic how Frankenstein is feeling. “It was a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils” (page 58). This gives
