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What is Frankensteins main goal after seeing the monster for the first time upon its creation?
He wants to destroy the monster. -Apex
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EzraOh, what a fascinating question! After seeing the monster for the first time, Frankenstein's main goal is to distance himself from his creation. He is filled with fear and regret, wanting to forget his experiment gone wrong and hoping the creature will disappear. It's a moment of great turmoil and realization for Frankenstein as he grapples with the consequences of his actions.
What first gave the monster a sense of pleasure in Frankenstein?
Seeing Safie and her family and how they had love in their family.
Did Frankenstein make a second monster?
Frankensteins monster was not actually a monster. Although some of the things he may have done were wrong, deep down inside all he wanted to do was to be loved and to help the living. a quote from the book proves this.
How does victor Frankenstein feel about his creation?
In the book, Victor made his monster to be beautiful... and then it came alive. After running from it and falling asleep, he wakes to find the monster reaching for him, and he believes the monster is trying to attack him. from then on, he loathes it with all his being. he feels hate, fear, and a sense of loss, because he made this creation and left it. It destroyed everything he loves, his servant, his brother, and finally, his wife! It justifies this action by saying that all he ever knew was hate. "how dare you sport thus with life?" Victor now hates the monster, all he can think is kill... kill... He is consumed with his hatred, and this leads to his death.
What are the differences between Victor Frankenstein and the monster in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein?
Victor grew up with a loving family who cared for him while the monster was deserted by victor to fight for himself, victor acts as more of monster than the creation, the monster is self educated/learned from watching DeLacey's (p 99 "My days were spent in close attention, that I might more speedily master the language…") and Victor was taught in school (p 28 "When I had attained the age of seventeen my parents resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt"), Victor loved and was loved but the monster never experienced anything but societies hatred toward him.
Who was first offered the role of the monster in Frankenstein but turned it down?
Bela Legosi was first offered the role
