ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the monster demand that Victor do?
A
give him money
B
make him a mate
C
forgive him for killing William
D
make the monster attractive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The monster tells Victor:"You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being.” Victor refuses and then later relents to the monster’s wishes.

Detailed explanation-2: -To assuage his loneliness, rage, and pain, the creature demands that Victor “create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being” (p. 120).

Detailed explanation-3: -With such a mate, he could live peacefully: “the love of another will destroy the cause of my crimes.” Without a mate, he has nothing to live for but “hatred and vice” (158).

Detailed explanation-4: -The creature demand Victor create a mate for him so he would not be alone, promising he and the new creature would flee to South America and avoid people forever.

Detailed explanation-5: -The monster’s final request from Victor is to create him a mate.

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