ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MARY SHELLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true of the creature?
A
Its name is Frankenstein.
B
It cannot speak.
C
It was created using parts of different corpses.
D
It comes to life with lightning.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Frankenstein, electricity serves as the very tool which creates life–creates the monster. It gives life to the lifeless. Early medical experiments demonstrated this phenomenon as a dead frog leg jolted with the injection of electricity, serving as a bridge between electricity and biology and chemistry.

Detailed explanation-2: -The monster is Victor Frankenstein’s creation, assembled from old body parts and strange chemicals, animated by a mysterious spark. He enters life eight feet tall and enormously strong but with the mind of a newborn.

Detailed explanation-3: -He would have used just one complete body/corpse if he could’ve. But Victor was on a learning curve, learning as he went. He dug up corpses personally, or paid others to do so. He took parts from them as necessary to learn more, or to add to his ever-growing main project.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why does Frankenstein create the Monster? Frankenstein believes that by creating the Monster, he can discover the secrets of “life and death, ” create a “new species, ” and learn how to “renew life.” He is motivated to attempt these things by ambition.

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