ESSAY QUESTION 1ESSAY QUESTION 1

What main insight or observation What main insight or observation about life do you think Shelly’s novel about life do you think Shelly’s novel offers? Discuss one of the themes of offers? Discuss one of the themes of Frankenstein. Frankenstein. Refer to the main Refer to the main conflict to show how the novel conflict to show how the novel illustrates this theme.illustrates this theme.

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I. IntroductionI. Introduction A. Brief synopsis of play with title and authorA. Brief synopsis of play with title and author B. Thesis statementB. Thesis statementII. Indicate the theme you have chosen and II. Indicate the theme you have chosen and explain it’s relation to the main conflict.explain it’s relation to the main conflict.III. Give examples from the novel that prove the III. Give examples from the novel that prove the theme. theme. V. ConclusionV. Conclusion

Remember: Remember: MUST include textual evidence, esp. by means of MUST include textual evidence, esp. by means of quotations and follow all standard writing conventions quotations and follow all standard writing conventions (avoid 1(avoid 1stst/2/2ndnd person, avoid contractions, etc.) person, avoid contractions, etc.)

ESSAY QUESTION 2ESSAY QUESTION 2

Compare and contrast the characters Compare and contrast the characters of Victor Frankenstein and the of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature. Consider their personal Creature. Consider their personal qualities, their relationships with qualities, their relationships with other people, and their motives for other people, and their motives for acting as they do. In your opinion, is acting as they do. In your opinion, is one character more sympathetic or one character more sympathetic or human than the other? Why?human than the other? Why?

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I. IntroductionI. Introduction A. BRIEF synopsis of play with title, authorA. BRIEF synopsis of play with title, author B. thesis statementB. thesis statementII. VictorII. Victor

A. Personal qualitiesA. Personal qualitiesB. Relationships to other peopleB. Relationships to other people

C. motives for acting as he doesC. motives for acting as he doesIII. CreatureIII. Creature A. Personal qualitiesA. Personal qualities

B. Relationships to other peopleB. Relationships to other people C. motives for acting as he doesC. motives for acting as he does

IV. ConclusionIV. Conclusion your opinions who is more sympathetic or humanyour opinions who is more sympathetic or human

Possible outlines Possible outlines (point by point comparison)(point by point comparison)

I. IntroductionI. Introduction A. BRIEF synopsis of play with title, authorA. BRIEF synopsis of play with title, author B. thesis statementB. thesis statementII. Personal qualitiesII. Personal qualities A. VictorA. Victor B. CreatureB. CreatureIII. Relationships to other peopleIII. Relationships to other people A. VictorA. Victor B. CreatureB. CreatureIV. Motives for acting as they doIV. Motives for acting as they do A. VictorA. Victor B. CreatureB. Creature

V. ConclusionV. Conclusion your opinions who is more sympathetic or humanyour opinions who is more sympathetic or human

Remember: Remember: MUST include textual evidence, esp. MUST include textual evidence, esp. by means of quotations and follow all standard by means of quotations and follow all standard writing conventions (avoid 1writing conventions (avoid 1stst/2/2ndnd person, avoid person, avoid contractions, etc.)contractions, etc.)

ESSAY QUESTION 3ESSAY QUESTION 3

Discuss Shelley’s use of allusion as a Discuss Shelley’s use of allusion as a literary technique. How does she use literary technique. How does she use literary allusions to help readers literary allusions to help readers understand the situations and understand the situations and motives of her two main characters?motives of her two main characters?

Possible outlinePossible outline I. IntroductionI. Introduction A. BRIEF synopsis of play with title, authorA. BRIEF synopsis of play with title, author B. thesis statementB. thesis statement II. Allusion 1II. Allusion 1

A. How it helps reader understand A. How it helps reader understand situationssituations of two main of two main characterscharacters B. How it helps reader understand B. How it helps reader understand motivesmotives of two main of two main characterscharacters

III. Allusion 2III. Allusion 2 A. How it helps reader understand A. How it helps reader understand situationssituations of two main of two main

characterscharacters B. How it helps reader understand B. How it helps reader understand motivesmotives of two main of two main characterscharacters

IV. ConclusionIV. Conclusion

Remember: Remember: MUST include textual evidence, esp. by means of quotations and follow all standard writing MUST include textual evidence, esp. by means of quotations and follow all standard writing conventions (avoid 1conventions (avoid 1stst/2/2ndnd person, avoid contractions, etc.) person, avoid contractions, etc.)