Literature 2: Frankenstein

Literature 2:
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Literature 2:
Frankenstein

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

1. Take a guess: True or False "The name Frankenstein refers to the monster in the story."
A
True
B
False

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

2. Take a guess: The story of Frankenstein was written in what year?
A
1618
B
1718
C
1818
D
1918

Slide 3 - Quizvraag

3. Take a guess: "The monster in Frankenstein was created out of body parts from dead people."
A
True
B
False

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

4. Take a guess: Who does the ship captain write to?
A
His brother
B
His sister
C
A paper
D
Victor Frankestein

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

5. Take a guess: True or False "The monster dies at the end of the book."
A
True
B
False

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Background Info
- Written by Mary Shelley in 1818
- First female to write a horror story
- Also known as: The Modern Prometheus
- Contest who could write the best horror story
  • Between Mary, her husband Percy Shelley & two friends Lord Byron and John Polidori

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Background info
About a monster that is created by a scientist out of dead body parts, but that turns evil and starts murdering people.

Some people think that it is the first science-fiction because of the scientist performing experiments 

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Frankenstein (1)
- Book consists of Walton's letters. 

- Starts on a ship to the North Pole
- Captain Robert Walton finds a dying man
- Victor Frankenstein, scientist, tells his story
- Wants to discover the secret of life, so that is why he is making the monster

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Frankenstein (2)
- Creates a monster out of dead body parts
- The scientist runs out to find a friend
- When he comes back: monster is gone
- Victor Frankenstein returns to his family in Geneva
- His brother William is murdered by the monster

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Frankenstein (3)
- Victor on vacation to the mountains: sees monster again
- Admits to killing William
- Monster wants Victor to create another monster
- Victor tries, but then destroys the second monster
- Monster vows to murder on Victor's wedding night
- Kills his new wife Elizabeth instead of Victor

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Frankenstein (4)
- Victor tracks the monster North 
- Captain finds Victor
- Victor dies of an illness & cold
- Monster tells the captain that he was just lonely and in pain
- Monster goes off to kill himself

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

6. Who was the author of the book Frankenstein?
A
Mary Sharley
B
Mary Shelley
C
Mary Harsey
D
Mary Densley

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

7. What was the other title of the book Frankenstein?
A
The Modern Calcaneus
B
The Modern Prometheus
C
The Modern Vesuvius
D
The Modern Theseus

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

8. What was Victor Frankenstein's original goal?
A
Discover the North Pole
B
Discover how to create humans
C
Discover the world
D
Discover the secret of life

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

9. What happens to the second monster that Victor makes?
A
It runs of into the wilderness
B
It will not come alive
C
It is destroyed by Victor
D
It is stolen away

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

10. What happens to Victor at the end of the story?
A
He is murdered by the monster
B
He fights the monster and kills his creation
C
He sails back home with the captain
D
He dies of an illness and cold

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

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Literature 2: Frankenstein
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Slide 18 - Tekstslide