The literary text is often used to convey messages to the public, through art, play or poetry. Whether intentional or not, an author cannot help but include some aspect of political events that occurred during that time period. Two movements discussed in this essay are “Enlightenment” (17th century) and “Romanticism” (18th century) and through literature we come to recognize the presence and representation of evil and how they shape society. Enlightenment thinkers valued reason, rationality, and moderation, while Romanticism encouraged imagination, emotion, and individual sensitivity. Richard Wilbur's "Tartuffe" demonstrates all the values ​​of the Enlightenment in his play, while Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" emphasizes emotion, passion, and the natural world. This essay will explore the ways in which human reason and society can be evil and deceptive. Evil was exemplified in both “Tartuffe” and “Frankenstein.” Over the course of the essay we will understand how each of the movements connects to each literary work. Religion played an important role during the Enlightenment. "Tartuffe", written in that period, casts a shadow on religious virtue and religious hypocrisy. Moliere introduces several characters who show a strong sense of reason to overcome irrationality and at the end of the story he introduces the King, which signifies a restoration of the aristocracy. In particular, Cleanthes (Orgon's brother-in-law) who highly demonstrates both reason and religion as he explains to Orgon that men like Tartuffe are "not so rare" in their display of virtue and that there may be other motives. Cleanthes tells Orgon that he was the victim of deception and that he confused "hypocrisy with deep devotion" (FIND QUOTE). In...... middle of paper......and the lake. He jumps in and saves the girl, and is hit by a bullet: "Seeing me, he lunged at me, snatching the girl from my arms... but when the man saw me approaching, he pointed a gun, which he was carrying, against me." body and fire” (Shelley, 151). All these events have taught the Creature that doing good will not reap good rewards; no matter how cute or kind he is, people judge him by his appearance. This proves that the Creature was not corrupt or “evil” from the beginning. Society has molded him to be who he is and it is society that has corrupted him. The Creature explains his anger “inflamed with grief, I have sworn eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind” (Shelley, 152). The Creature asks Victor to create a mate for him, although Victor promises and begins to create a mate, Victor ultimately decides not to and so the Creature continues his bloody revenge..