Mary Shelley

A cura di M.L. Sillitti 
 
 One of the most famous horror stories ever written, it was the first novel of a very young Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
 A scientist, Victor Frankenstein, learns how to give life to dead tissue and succeeds in creating a new being. Physically horrible, the monster is rejected by Frankenstein.
 The lack of love or simple acceptance, not only from people but also from his creator, turns an inwardly good being into a cruel and merciless murderer: the consequences will be tragical for many people.
 Stimulating activities, cues for reflections and interesting original inserts enrich the book.
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities. 
 
 Una delle più famose storie horror mai scritte, fu il primo romanzo di una giovanissima Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. È la storia di uno scienziato, Frankenstein, che apprende come dare vita a tessuti morti riuscendo così a creare un mostro. Fisicamente orribile, viene rifiutato da Frankenstein. Il non sentirsi accettato non solo dagli esseri umani, ma anche dal suo creatore, trasforma un essere interiormente buono in un crudele e spietato assassino con conseguenze tragiche per molti.

Letters

Extension: Genesis of Frankenstein

Chapter I

Extension: A plea for women’s education

Chapter II

Extension: Reading and dramatizing (I)

Chapter III

Extension: Reading and dramatizing (II)

Chapter IV

Extension: The title and subtitle

Chapter V

Extension: Gothic fiction and science fiction

Chapter VI

Extension: The birth of a monster (I)

Chapter VII

Extension: The birth of a monster (II)

Walton, in continuation

Extension: Frankenstein at the Cinema

Summing-up activities

E X T E N S I O N READING AND DRAMATIZING (II) Refer to the instructions in the Extension of the previous Chapter. From PRESUMPTION OR THE FATE OF FRANKENSTEIN by Richard Brinsley Peake (1823). [continuation] ACT ONE, SCENE I [An apartment in the house of Elizabeth. Table and chairs. Hurried music. Frankenstein enters hastily to the centre of the stage. Music ceases.] FRANKENSTEIN: At last in my sister s house! And safe! I have walked with quick step, but at every turn feared to meet the wretch   What have I cast1 on the world? A creature powerful in form, of supernatural and gigantic strength, but with the mind of an infant. Ha! Who approaches? [Enter ELIZABETH. They embrace.] ELIZABETH: My dear Victor! My dear brother! FRANKENSTEIN: Elizabeth! ELIZABETH: You come to stay, I hope, till our wedding is over. Clerval will be here presently. Alas! Frankenstein! your cheek is pallid   Oh, Victor, what are the secrets that prey upon2 your mind and form?   The pernicious air of your laboratory will be fatal to you. FRANKENSTEIN: [apart] Fatal indeed! ELIZABETH: I pray you, for my sake3, stop doing anything you have been working on. FRANKENSTEIN: [aside] Am I discovered? ELIZABETH: You change colour, my dear brother. I will not mention it, I    there is a wildness in your eyes for which I cannot account. FRANKENSTEIN: [starts4] See   see   he is there! ELIZABETH: Dearest Frankenstein   what is the cause of this? FRANKENSTEIN: Do not ask me. I   Actor James William Wallack I thought I saw the dreaded spectre as Frankenstein. glide into the room. ELIZABETH: Calm your mind, Victor... FRANKENSTEIN: Farewell, sister, farewell. [They embrace, and exeunt separately.] 1. 2. 3. 4. cast: scagliare, far cadere. prey (up)on: logorare. for my sake: per amore mio. start: sobbalzare, trasalire. 44 

IV   Frankenstein Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Answer these questions. a. Do you think Justine will be found to be innocent or she will be condemned? ........................................................................................................................ b. Victor will seek for some relief from his sensations by going to the c lake c mountains c seaside c countryside c. During his walk Victor will catch a glimpse of a tall figure. Who might it be? .......................................................................................................................... d. If it were the creature, can you guess how he was able to follow Victor?...................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... e. In this case, why has the creature pursued his creator? Make hypotheses. .......................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Match each character to the corresponding state of mind after Justine s trial, using arrows. desperate guilty sad shaken disappointed distrustful Elizabeth Victor Victor s father 3 Most of the following words are taken from the description Victor gives of the walk in the mountains. Can you find the only two words which cannot be present in the text? immense mountains precipices sound of the river waterfall salty water fragrant piny mountains impetuous river sublime landscape boat mist breeze clouds glacier icy and glittering peaks 45 

"Frankenstein" di Mary Shelley, un capolavoro horror, racconta la tragica vicenda di un mostro creato dallo scienziato Frankenstein.

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