Both Uses of
illustrate
in
Frankenstein
- As the circumstances of his marriage illustrate his character, I cannot refrain from relating them.
Chpt 1 *illustrate = help make clear
- …analysing all the minutiae of causation, as exemplified in the change from life to death, and death to life, until from the midst of this darkness a sudden light broke in upon me—a light so brilliant and wondrous, yet so simple, that while I became dizzy with the immensity of the prospect which it illustrated, I was surprised that among so many men of genius who had directed their inquiries towards the same science, that I alone should be reserved to discover so astonishing a secret.
Chpt 4illustrated = helped make clear
Definition:
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(illustrate as in: as illustrated by this example) to help make clear -- typically by example