Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
1818
Books with the “Mad Scientist” trope
A scientist whose obsession with knowledge makes them break nature's or humanity's rules.
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Characters and archetypes · Mad Scientist
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
1886
Perdido Street Station
China Miéville
2000
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
2003
The Island of Doctor Moreau
H. G. Wells
1896
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Theodora Goss
2017
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Sympathetic Monster
Morally Grey Character
Forbidden KnowledgeRelated tropes
Unreliable Narrator
The person telling the story hides the truth, is biased, or cannot be trusted about what is really happening.
Byronic Hero
A brooding, cynical, and magnetic rebel haunted by a dark secret from his past.
Morally Grey Character
A character who is not a villain but will cross ethical lines to reach their goal.
Sympathetic Monster
A creature rejected by the world that longs for acceptance and warmth but is doomed to rage.