Mary Shelley was born on 1797, in London. She was the second child of the feminist philosopher, educator and writer Mary Wollstonecraft and the first child of the philosopher, novelist and journalist William Godwin. She married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816. Two years later, she published her most famous novel, Frankenstein.
Pre-Viewing tasks :
1. what is Gothic Scientific fiction?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a gothic scientific fiction. We see that all the features of the Gothic Scientific novel in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
Gothic Science also known as Space Goth, is a subgenre literature that includes Gothic conventions. By definition we can connect this novel as Gothic science fiction. It also reflects the dark atmosphere of Gothic literature while also incorporating elements of science fiction. science fiction is a macabre sub-genre that transcends scientific literature and Gothic literature. Gothic Scientific Fiction has the same atmospheric qualities as Gothic literature, but doesn't thrive in the ths oranges of horror. The sub-genre takes specific elements of Gothic literature and explains them scientifically. Some examples of common features of Gothic literature: Mystery: Supernatural, haunted houses, castles, darkness, death and decay, romance madness, monsters.
2. What is Frame narrative?
This novel narrated by Walter who is reading his sister Seville. Walter told the story by telling his crew members in the ship. Coulter describes the whole story. Frame Story is set a story within a movie told by a lead or supporting character. A character begins telling a story to other characters, or he or she sits down to write a story, telling the audience the details. This technique is also called "frame story", and it is very popular with literary techniques employed in storytelling and narration.
3. What is the point of view of the author?
Frankenstein is described in the first person by different individuals at different points in the novel. After this, the outlook gives Victor, who continues his story. The novel ends with a return to Walton's point of view and a first-person statement. The key to discovering why Mary Shelley Frankenstein wrote it, with the notion of exploring both distracting and entertaining stories. The novel informs her remarkable idea of a man-made creature, appealing to readers in two ways at the same time. In a novel, a deep emotional appeal to the deepest desires for understanding of immortality and human origin in man. On the other hand, most of the intrigues of his novel are the creator's reaction to his creation and are poorly connected to the idea of man-made life.
4. Do you have confusion about the title of the novel?
Mary Shelley gave the very appropriate title of her novel "Frankenstein". Any literary work based primarily on the main character and central theme or central idea of the work in a given literary title. Here we see that the story of the victor Frankenstein and the protagonist Frankenstein is described in the novel. I have no confusion about the title of the novel. The title references the scientist, but the heart of the book is the monster, so confusion was inevitable. Trending story, stories inside stories.
5. Who do you think the real monster, the creator or the creature?
In the novel we find two characters that both fit for the real monster. One Frankenstein and the other Monster. From my point of view creator Walter Frankenstein is also a monster. society does not accept it because of its ugly appearance. When he realized that the winner was responsible for his creation, he decided to take revenge.
To my views I think both the creator or the society are real demons. First we want to see how the Creator means the winner is the real monster. This monster is the most literal of a number of monster figures in the novel. Used to create a monster, including the winner. Victor himself is a kind of monster, as he removes him from human society with ambition, secrecy and selfishness. Normal on the outside, it may be the true "monster" inside, as it is eventually consumed by the false hatred of its creation. It was not able to adapt its composition due to the sheer appearance of its composition. She had to look after him as the creator of the animal but she was not. He neglects to create a winner when his spouse wants it because he thinks about the negative aspects that both of these demons are dangerous to society.
6. What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?
The subtitle of the novel "The Modern Prometheus" is one of the many suggestions about radical changes in the modern world.
7. What is tabula rasa?
The tabula rasa suggests that Frankenstein's failure to act as a parental person toward the creator influences his personality and mind-set in relation to society and the surroundings, transforming his mind from the blake slate.
While viewing the movie :
1. How is the beginning and the end of the movie?
Hurricanes like North Pole tell the story of the victorious Frankenstein and his monster creation, in the atmosphere and the beginning of the movie Wandering.
2. Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?
Yes, of course I feel the effect of horror in the many of scenes in the movie. When Victor performs a scientific experiment on a dead human body, these scenes are also terrifying. We feel awful when Elizabeth burns herself to the fire.
3. What do you think about character of the Monster in the movie?
In the movie the monster of my view that really plays a dangerous role in society and the life of the Victor monster. The monsters look too low so it was rejected by its creator winner. When a monster enters society, people are very scared of its ugly appearance. Even the society does not accept the demons. They treat them very rude. Do you think that was the case when the monster was rejected by the creation or society? Naturally, he was very angry with his creator because he was made of very ugly looks. Monster was alone, he needed someone's company, so he asks Victor to make a female monster, but the winner didn't do it. Because the winner feared it was harmful to society. He died with his creator at the end of the film. I really feel empathy.
4. What do you think about the conversation between Victor and the monster?
The monster speaks loud enough to convince Victor to calm down and to hear his case. He asks if Victor will hear his "long and strange" story. And Victor, this time, is the opposite of that he can only think of hatred for a monster. Thus, Shelley makes the monster a sympathetic creature.
Post-viewing tasks:
1. What is the difference between the movie and the novel?
The difference between a Mary Shelley novel and a Kenneth Branagh movie is that Henry was killed by a monster in the novel, but in the movie it's different. And there are many differences.
Q.2 Does the movie help you to understand narrative structure of the novel?
Yes, This movie helps a lot in understanding the novel. The process of demonizing the winner by Kenneth Branagh is very well represented in his film.
3. Do you think the movie is helpful to understand the viewpoints of different characters?
The movie helps to understand the different perspectives of the characters like Frankenstein's aim towards the making of the monster, and the monster's point of view, too. If we just read the novels after reading them, we may not find anything terrifying, but after watching the movies, we find such horrific scenes in the movie.
4. What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the novel?
In the movie we see that the victor demonizes the man. The Monster looks very low, so he rejects it. We can see that when the monster asked the winner for the creation of Lady Monster he did not do it. But when the monster kills Elizabeth, the victor becomes a woman demon. Because Victor loves Elizabeth he does not want to lose Elizabeth which is why he made the woman a monster and he accepted her. Lady Monster is designed to revive her beloved Elizabeth, and she also suffers and commits suicide.
