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5d One of a kind

1 Warm-up

Answer the following questions.
• Do you know of any books about monsters or strange
creatures?
• Have you read Frankenstein or seen a film based on it?
• Did you like it? Why? / Why not?

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2 Read  A. Read the first paragraph of the
extract from Frankenstein and guess
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any person showed me kindness or ‘Go away! I do break my promise; never will I
friendship, I would be a hundred times create another like yourself, equal in ugliness and
‘If kinder in return. For that one person’s wickedness,' I shouted.
sake I would make peace with all people. But that The monster ran away and a few minutes later I
is a hopeless dream. No human will ever be friends saw him in his boat, which disappeared into the
with me. But you, Victor Frankenstein, my creator, darkness.
can make another creature as ugly as myself, who I thought of his threats, and of my family. How
will accept me and be my companion. You owe me would they feel if I was murdered? My eyes filled
that much.' with tears. By morning, however, I felt calmer.
The small hut that I was staying in was situated on At noon, a boat came carrying a letter from my
one of the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland. friend Henry Clerval, who was staying on the
It was perfect for my work. I sat one evening in my mainland of Scotland. He wanted to return to
laboratory thinking. Three years ago, I tried to London and asked that I join him on the trip.
create a human being. Instead, I made a monster I felt better after reading my friend’s letter and
which murdered my brother, and an innocent decided to leave the island. I waited until dark, and
servant was blamed. After that, I felt only guilt. then I found a boat. In it I put what was left of the
Now I was making a companion for him. But what female. Then I set sail, and when I was far from
would she be like? What if she was worse than the shore I threw the pieces overboard. Once that was
first? Suppose the two had children and created over, I relaxed a little and fell asleep.
a whole race of monsters. How future generations
would curse me! When I woke up, it was day and I was in the
As these thoughts went through my mind, I noticed middle of a storm. Although I was using all my
strength, I could not control my little boat. I was
something at the window. I trembled from head to blown helplessly towards an unknown shore.
foot; but though I wanted to run, I could not move. As I was tying up my boat, a group of people
It was the monster. He was watching me. Disgusted gathered round me. Relieved to be safe, I asked
with myself, I destroyed the creature on which I where I was.
was working. Filled with anger, the monster ran
away. I went to my room and locked the door. ‘You are in Ireland,' a man replied, ‘and you must
A few hours later I heard footsteps outside. Then come at once to the magistrate!'
the door opened and the thing that I feared most ‘Why does he want to see me? He doesn’t even
entered. How can I describe how I felt at the sight know who I am,' I cried.
of him? When I was making my creation, I wanted ‘A man was found murdered here last night, and
it to be beautiful. Beautiful! But he wasn’t. the murderer had a boat just like yours!' the man
‘You destroyed her! You broke your promise to me! replied.
You forget that I have power over you. You are my I was puzzled by this information, but I was not
creator, but I am your master! Since you deny me afraid, since I knew I was innocent. The magistrate
love, only revenge remains – revenge, from now on, took me to a room where the lifeless body lay – it
will be my light and food! I may die, but first I will belonged to my friend, Henry Clerval.
hurt you like you hurt me.'
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