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MARY: Wanting for my 'happily ever after'
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Mary Shelley

Wanting for my 'happily ever after'... ...I lowered my defenses... ...forgetting the...

MARY: Wanting for my 'happily ever after'... ...I lowered my defenses... ...forgetting the first lesson
I was taught... ...that I was brought into
this world to be abandoned. That I am irrevocably alone. [PENCIL WRITING]

Full Transcript

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MARY: Wanting for my 'happily ever after'...
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...I lowered my defenses...
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...forgetting the first lesson I was taught...
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...that I was brought into this world to be abandoned.
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That I am irrevocably alone.
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[PENCIL WRITING]
Duration
19 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:08
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
HanWay Films,Gidden Media,Parallel Films,BFI,Ralfish Films,Bac Cinema,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Film Fund Luxembourg,Head Gear Films,Metrol Technology

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Movie Summary

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
And I thought this was something we both believed in. - Mary Shelley 00:06
And I thought this was something we both believed in.
But had I truly considered it, and I let myself fully understand what I was doing... - Mary Shelley 00:05
But had I truly considered it, and I let myself fully unders...
[DOOR KNOCKS] - Mary Shelley 00:06
[DOOR KNOCKS]
[CHATTER] - Mary Shelley 00:07
[CHATTER]
Starring Claire Clairmont, yours truly. - Mary Shelley 00:04
Starring Claire Clairmont, yours truly.
My Lord... may I introduce to you the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley... - Mary Shelley 00:06
My Lord... may I introduce to you the poet Percy Bysshe Shel...
And now our final act, Mr. Brycison the Galvanizer. - Mary Shelley 00:05
And now our final act, Mr. Brycison the Galvanizer.
Who amongst you has ever wondered if the dead could return to life? - Mary Shelley 00:05
Who amongst you has ever wondered if the dead could return t...
...mankind is on the cusp of conquering mortality. - Mary Shelley 00:05
...mankind is on the cusp of conquering mortality.
Using this frog and an electrical current... - Mary Shelley 00:05
Using this frog and an electrical current...
...I will demonstrate how muscular stimulation is possible... - Mary Shelley 00:04
...I will demonstrate how muscular stimulation is possible.....
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to the process of... - Mary Shelley 00:05
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to the process of....
Is that really possible? That the dead could come back to life? - Mary Shelley 00:05
Is that really possible? That the dead could come back to li...
Oh, Clara, you are so beautiful... - Mary Shelley 00:04
Oh, Clara, you are so beautiful...
...and tiny. Did you ever see such tiny hands? - Mary Shelley 00:05
...and tiny. Did you ever see such tiny hands?
SHELLEY: You agree? We're gonna be a trio. - Mary Shelley 00:04
SHELLEY: You agree? We're gonna be a trio.
You're gonna be our special little prodigy. Yeah. - Mary Shelley 00:05
You're gonna be our special little prodigy. Yeah.
[MARY SINGING QUIETLY] - Mary Shelley 00:20
[MARY SINGING QUIETLY]
[COOING] - Mary Shelley 00:05
[COOING]
- Percy. Clara's not well. - Mary, we do not have time to discuss this. - Mary Shelley 00:04
- Percy. Clara's not well. - Mary, we do not have time ...