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ffi Lool< at the photo. How much do you l<now about
this character? Compare your ideas in pairs.
It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the
accomplishment of my 1toils. With an anxiety that almost
amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around
me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing
that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain
pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly
burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the haH-extinguished light,
I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard,
and a convulsive motion agitated its 2limbs.
How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how
deiineate the lurctqh whom with such inflnite pains and care I
had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I
had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! - Great Godl His
yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries
beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth
uluxutanecs
of a pearly whiteness; but these only formed a more
6d fnCO Listen to the information about the novel horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the
Frankenstein. Complete the notes in the fact file. Write one or same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his
two words in each gap. shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.
The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the
feelings of human nature. I had worked hard for nearly two
years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.
The novel was written and published near the beginning of For this I had deprived myseH of rest and health. I had desired
ther century, it with an sardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I
The author, Mary Shelly, later married a famous ?-. had finished, the beau[r of the dream vanished, and breathless
Mary and some friends decided to write stories on holiday horror and disgust fllled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of
berause of r the being I had created, I rushed out ofthe room, and continued
a-.
The idea for the story came to Mary in a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable to compose my
ln the novel, Frankenstein is the name of 5-. mind to sleep. At length 6lassitude succeeded to the Ttumult I had
The novel's themes reflect concerns of the day, such as the
6 before endured; and I threw myself on the bed in my clothes,
fear that were becoming too powerful,
endeavouring to seek a few moments of forgetfulness. But itwas
in vain: I slept, indeed, but I was disturbed by the wildest dreams.
3 Read the extract opposite. Match the underlined words I thought I saw Elizabeth, in the bloom of health, walking in the
(1-10) with the definitions betow (a-i).
streets of Ingolstadt. Delighted and surprised, I embraced her;
a confusion f dead body but as I imprinted the flrst kiss on her lips, they became livid
b heatthy-tooking features g arms and legs with the hue of death; her feafures appeared to change, and I
c cloth for wrapping the dead h drops of water thought that I held the scorpse of my dead mother in my arms; a
d work i passion, eagerness eshroud enveloped her form, and I saw the grave-worms crawling
e tiredness j miserable person in the folds of the flannel. I started from my sleep with horror; a

4 ffiffiffi ln pairs, discuss how the extract is made more cold 10dew covered my forehead, my teeth chattered, and every
limb became comulsed: when, by the dim and yellow iight of the
effective by:
moon, as it forced its way through the window shufters, I beheld
a the weather and time of night.
the wretch - the miserable monster whom I had created. He
b the detailed description ofthe creature's face.
heid up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be
c Victor's dream.
called, were flxed on me. His jaws opened, and he muttered some
d the creature's inability to speak clearly.
inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might
ffi Work in pairs. How many different characters from have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out,
horror films or stories can you thinl< of? What makes them seemingly to detain me, but I escaped, and rushed down stairs.
scary? Do they have any other qualities which mal<e them
appealing or sympathetic?

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