“...a power mighty as Omnipotence” (Shelley, 64).
Omnipotence is defined as something of unlimited power. This also adds to Shelley’s description of the waterfall. (Edit) It is also interesting that Shelley used this word because Victor was on a quest to find ultimate power. He also loves nature, and this word is being used to describe natures power, not his. This shows that Victor is going against nature by trying to control it.
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omnipotence
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again, Molly, how does omnipotence fit into the bigger scheme of things -- that's what I'm seeing missing from most of your annotations -- you are finding important moments, you are providing definitions and references -- and I'm still wondering why those things are in the novel -- can you help explain their purpose and effect on the novel's meaning?
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