Here's a quote from the novel where the monster describes this:
> "I felt myself destined for some great enterprise. My feelings were profound, but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements. I tried in vain to be persuaded that I was different from other men. I felt myself destined for some great enterprise. My feelings were profound, but I possessed a coolness of judgment that fitted me for illustrious achievements. I read and re-read Paradise Lost till I could almost repeat it by memory. That book formed my character.**"