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1. 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.

2. PAGE 285
• 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?

3. 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.

4. 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?

5. • 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.

6. 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.

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. • 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.