Thinking activity on Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein v/s Kenneth Branagh's movie Frankenstein:

Pre-viewing tasks:

·        What is gothic scientific fiction?

       

  The term Gothic fiction refers to a style of writing that is characterized by elements of fear death horror and gloom as well as romantic elements such as nature individuality and very high motion this emotion can include fear and suspense.

·        What is a frame narrative?

         A story within a story within sometimes yet another story as in for example Mary shelley's Frankenstein. The novel Frankenstein by Mary shelley is narrated by a character role-playing as a storyteller.It is  narrated by the captain of ship to her sister

·        What is the point of view of the author?

We say that authors point of view seems to show the situation of 19th century people have a hunger of knowledge and for that they can go beyond everything we have a example like doctor for stress and Mary shelley's Monster creator Victor Frankenstein we can see that Monster also want female partner as Victor has Elizabeth so when Victor destroy the partner which was made for monster and monster killed Elizabeth find so many Monster than one in Frankenstein.

·        What are the viewpoints of different characters?

In the novel  frankenstein there are different characters. Victor Frankenstein is in a lead role. He had a hungerness of knowledge and he egarly want to change the nature and chellenge to nature for the death.He does not want to lose special one in his life like his mother. 

  Apart from that there  is a female characters  Elizabeth who was beloved of victor. She didn't get any school education. So we get  the information about the 19th century that female have no right to  get education.

  Monster is created by victor. May he will be not monster as per his name but the nature and situations force him to be monster. 

·        Do you have confusion about the title of the novel?

  No I have not confusion about the title of the novel Frankenstein.I would like to say that is very appropriate title for the novel because it is not one Frankenstein's story but more than one.

·        Who do you think is the real monster, the Creator or the Creature?

 I think the monster is a real monster. I can say that it is my assumption before watching movies and reading novel. (before not watching the movie)

 

·        What is tabula rasa?

·        What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?

·        Do you think Mary Shelley's Frankenstein stands on the brick of revolutionary changes?

 Yes because it is a new era start with this novel.

While viewing the movie:

·        How is the beginning and the end of the movie?

  The beginning of the movie is created mistry in audience mind and it's end make clear the all scene and we felt sympathy for the monstar when he says  'He is my father '.

·        Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?

  No I didn't feel effect of horror in the movie. There is some scene of horror but it is not horrible for me. 

·        What do you think about the character of the monster in the movie?

The character of movie is created so it is not like a natural creation there are many limitation of monster. May b  he is look like monster and society make him monster because no one is accept him even not victor. There is a room he may will not be monster but situation made him.

·        What do you think about the conversation between Victor and the monster?

·        Do you think that some scenes are omitted or replaced by other scene? How is the effect of these changes?

·        Do you think the director has used appropriate symbols in the movie?

   Yes, there so many symbol which are very well used by director. Like symbol of cross.

Post-viewing tasks:

·        What is the difference between the movie and the novel?

·        Does the movie help you to understand narrative structure of the novel?

 Yes. The movie by Kenneth is very near to real text. So it's very useful to understand the novel by Shelley.

·        Do you think the movie is helpful to understand the viewpoints of different characters?

  Yes, movie gives the image of characters of novel so it's make clear all characters .

·        What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the movie?

·        Think about Victor's acceptance of Elizabeth and rejection of the monster.

Elizabeth is life for victor  he can not live without her. So, first when he created monster he had no idea about how will be his creation look like.So he reject the monster after that he was his first creation.but when he created  Elizabeth,we know he loves him so much that's why he accepted by him.both are monster like monster because of their look otherwise they are not monster. 

·        Do you think the director is faithful to the novel?

   In movie by Kenneth Branagh  as a director he taken some liberty and freedom to making changes in movie.He modified some scene which  we are not see in novel by Shelley.but after that we can understand that every written screwy may be not possible to play on stage or in a movie there are some limitations.so, yes we can say that directer is faithful to the novel.