WARM UP – 10/13• IF YOU WERE TO CREATE A

MONSTER, WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? DESCRIBE IN LOTS OF DETAIL. WOULD THE MONSTER HAVE A PURPOSE? WHAT WOULD IT’S LIFE BE LIKE?

• USE SENSORY DETAILS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

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• FIND ONE ARGUMENT THAT VICTOR HAS IN FAVOR OF CREATING HUMAN LIFE.

• FIND 2 ARGUMENTS THAT HENRY HAS AGAINST CREATING HUMAN LIFE.

• WHICH ONE DO YOU AGREE WITH MORE AND WHY?

WARM UP – 10/14

• DO YOU THINK PARENTS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO LOVE AND CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN? EXPLAIN.

• WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CHILD DOES NOT TURN OUT THE WAY THAT THE PARENT HOPED? GIVE SUGGESTIONS.

PAGE 289• DID FRANKENSTEIN DO THE RIGHT

THING BY NOT TRYING TO SAVE JUSTINE? GIVE SEVERAL REASONS TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.

• HOW DOES VICTOR LOOK AND BEHAVE DURING HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE CREATURE?

• IN A GROUP, DISCUSS THE PROBLEM THE CREATURE FACES WHEN HE TRIES TO MAKE FRIENDS. COME UP WITH TWO OR THREE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR HIS PROBLEM.

• THE CREATURE SAYS THAT DR. FRANKENSTEIN SHOULD HAVE NURTURED AND TAUGHT HIM. DO YOU THINK DR. FRANKENSTEIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TURNING THE CREATURE INTO A MONSTER? JOT DOWN SOME NOTES BASED ON DETAILS IN THE STORY. THEN WRITE A PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING YOUR VIEWS.

WARM UP – 10/15• SHOULD WE USE ALL THE

KNOWLEDGE, POWER, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO US FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES AND BENEFIT? EXPLAIN.

• WHAT ARE SOME DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWLEDGE, POWER, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY? MAKE A LIST.

PAGE 291• WHAT IMPORTANT EVENTS LED UP TO DR. FRANKENSTEIN’S MEETING WITH THE CREATURE?

• WHAT ARE THE CREATURE’S REASONS FOR WANTING A BRIDE?

• WHY DOES HE THINK DR. FRANKENSTEIN OWES HIM THIS?

• WHY DOES VICTOR BREAK HIS PROMISE TO THE CREATURE IN ACT III, SCENE 1?

PAGE 293 • WHAT INFERENCES DOES DR. FRANKENSTEIN MAKE ABOUT THE CREATURE’S REVENGE?• LOOK AT THE STAGE

DIRECTIONS IN ACT III, SCENE 2. WHAT INFORMATION DO THEY PROVIDE THAT THE DIALOGUE IN THE PLAY DOES NOT?

• DISCUSS AND WRITE. WITH A PARTNER, DISCUSS WHO IS MORE AT FAULT IN THE STORY, FRANKENSTEIN OR THE CREATURE. JOT DOWN YOUR IDEAS AND THEN WRITE THEM IN 1-2 PARAGRAPHS WITH SUPPORTING DETAIL.