I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited - these are my enticements. The enticements, in fact, are firmly rooted in potential glory. The deification of science as described in Shelley's work, depends upon the defiance of God. In succumbing to Waldman's lecture, Frankenstein does not become his student, but his disciple. And yet, despite an absence of God, there is still a lack of free will, or at least a reliance on 'bad faith'.
Victor transgresses the Natural order in moving into the feminine sphere in a physical capacity.
Frankenstein's initial motivation is feminine in that it is benevolent, born of a wish to benefit mankind. Instead, he is rooting in charnel houses, forcing decaying remains to cohere, to renew the vital principle. This is emphasised through explicit reference to the gods of mythology, such as in the novel's subtitle. An explanation of this is perhaps to be found more in the monster's tale than in Victor's, and in its parallels with Paradise Lost . The monster's tale may itself be read as allegory, of a paradise not even gained.