Discuss the question of tension/ oxymoron as a creative principle in a writing by Mary Shelley.

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
tension is great. Within this tension exists an
oxymoron.

Victor Frankenstein creates the Monster. After he
is able to bring the Monster to life, Victor wishes to end the life of the
Monster.

An loosely defined oxymoron exists here given
Victor struggled to give life to his Monster, but immediately after looking in to eye of
the creature Victor wishes to extinguish the life he so painstakingly
created.

The tension created from this 'oxymoron' exists
given the fact that Victor places himself in a very precarious predicament: create
another life or face certain pain. Therefore, the creation of his monster, which lead to
his problem (wishing to destroy the monster) forces Victor to consider recreating life
again- something he wishes he had never done in the first place.