How does the wet and dismal weather, seen in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, contribute to the atmospere of the text?

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is exists as
both a Romantic and Gothic novel. Based upon its existence as a Romantic novel, the inclusion of
elements of nature are of the utmost necessity. Therefore, the inclusion of a wet and dismal
atmosphere remind readers that nature is always present.

As for the
use of the wet and dismal weather's alignment to the Gothic, dreary weather supports the horror
and mystery which surrounds the typical text of this movement. Given that lightening exists as
the singular event which pushed Victor to pursue his study in science, the image needs to be
continued throughout. At times, the lightening (accompanied by rain) illuminates the outline of
the Creature. Through this, Victor is constantly reminded of his abomination and the threat the
Creature possesses to him.

In the end, the dismal and wet weather
add to the already horrific nature of Victor's experimentation. Compounding this, readers should
come away from the novel in the same way Coleridge's wedding guest comes away from his
conversation with the mariner--realizing the omnipresent power of nature.