In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein all the ingredients of the gothic tale are there the castle the stormy weather a monster violent death gory effects and passionate love. It can be read at many levels; today most people will associate it with a classic horror story. However considering its full title "Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus" one understands that there is more to it than just a horror story and morbid entertainment. The story of Frankenstein can be read as an allegory that is a narrative with a symbolic meaning where the characters are personifications of more abstract ideas as in this case human ambition and wayward self-righteousness.