It is clear that there is a strong correlation between Frankenstein’s creature and the tiger shown in the poem “The Tyger” by William Blake. The poem starts off with a repetition of the name “Tyger Tyger.” The repetition sort of creates a very creepy feel and when someone’s name is said twice in a seemingly low and trembling voice it is probably a mysterious situation. The tone is already set to be afraid of this certain creature and when we first see Frankenstein’s creature’s features we tremble as well. Then we visualize the tiger when Blake writes; “burning bright” We see here that the appearance of the Tyger is fiery and full of power and energy. Tyger’s presence “In the forests of the night” shows that even through the forest late at night it is still visible and probably scary. Frankenstein’s creature was just as scary as the Tyger because he was really dominant with intimidating features that would allow being visible at any time because of the fearful presence. Blake still wants the reader to understand the burning fire of the Tyger’s eyes to add power to the image of the Tyger as written “In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes?” Blake then asks a specific question “In what furnace was thy brain?” Here he is using a metaphor of a blacksmith that makes a living forming metals through furnace and hammers and he is just showing how physically strong the Tyger really is.  Frankenstein’s creature was made of metal and was so strong that he even killed his family members. The Tyger in this poem and Frankenstein’s creature are two similar creatures in terms of power and strength. They probably don’t look alike but they hold similar features.

By reading two poems, both are written about the original creation of animals, by William Blake, I have sensed the natural kindness that animals are born with. Blake created a gentle, soft and weak atmosphere in The Lamb and created an aggressive, powerful and dark atmosphere in The Tyger, he put the lamb and the tyger on the opposite position. when looking at The Tyger, it was a “fearful symmetry” and it represented the danger and Mors. In the contrary, The lamb has “softest clothing, woolly, bright” and was “gave thee such a tender voice”, this shows how Blake thought creatures are created, they are innocent and gentle. In my personal point of view, The Lamb has evoked into a Creature more than The Tyger, the following explains the reasons behind my point. According to Shelley’s Frankenstein, “His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful” and “His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness.” These words showed the Creature was designed in gentle, bright and perfect form, similar to The Lamb. Both the Creature and The Lamb displayed animals and creature are born with such an innocent and natural kindness with them. It is like so many scientists are doing research to show that animals, and humans are born with this natural mind and kind heart, willing to learn as they grow up, but no matter what, they still have natural kindness deep into their heart.