Mary Shelley places great importance on the role of education and curiosity in Frankenstein. Both the main characters Victor and the Monster are curious to go beyond what they know. Not realizing that too much information could be dangerous if not used in the right way. Mary Shelley presents the negative aspects of the increase in information. Both characters create their downfall as a direct result of wisdom. While knowledge is important and beneficial, we learn that too much of a good thing might be