FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MARY SHELLEY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The Odyssey
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Sorrows of Werter
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Plutarch’s Lives
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Paradise Lost
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Detailed explanation-1: -The monster reads Milton’s Paradise Lost, portions of Plutarch’s Lives, and Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paradise Lost, by the English poet John Milton, is the most significant of the three books. It tells the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, focusing on Satan’s ambition and alienation from God. The Monster frequently compares himself to both Satan and Adam.
Detailed explanation-3: -The monster begins his own education, reading the books and notes that he found in Victor’s jacket in the nearby woods. In the jacket pocket are Milton’s Paradise Lost, Plutarch’s Lives of Illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Goethe’s Sorrows of Werter.
Detailed explanation-4: -As suggested, both Frankenstein and the Creature share many similar qualities with three of the main characters of Paradise Lost: God, Satan, and Adam.
Detailed explanation-5: -Paradise lost. Plutarche’s lives, sorrows of Werter. What are the first books the monster reads, and how do they affect him? He finds Victors journal-explaining how he was created.