3. short-response prompt (15 points)
read the following passage from chapter 10 of frankens
wing passage from chapter 10 of frankenstein in which victor frankenstein encounters
his creature near the summit of montanvert:
it was nearly noon when i arrived at the top of the ascent. for some time i sat upon
the rock that overlooks the sea of ice. a mist covered both that and the
surrounding mountains. presently a breeze dissipated the cloud, and i descended
upon the glacier. the surface is very uneven, rising like the waves of a troubled sed,
descending low, and interspersed by rifts that sink deep. the field of ice is almost
a league in width, but i spent nearly two hours in crossing it.
i suddenly beheld the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me
with superhuman i perceived, as the shape came nearer (sight
tremendous and abhorred! ) that it was the wretch whom i had created. "devil,
exclaimed, "do you dare approach me? and do not you fear the fierce vengeance of
my arm wreaked on your miserable head? begone, vile insect! or rather, stay, that
may trample you to dust! and, oh! that i could, with the extinction of your
miserable existence, restore those victims whom you have so diabolically
murdered! " "i expected this reception," said the daemon. "all men hate the
wretched; how, then, must l be hated, who am miserable beyond all living
. remember that i am thy creature; l ought to be thy adam, but i am rather the
fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. everywhere i see bliss,
from which i alone am irrevocably excluded. i was benevolent and good; misery
made me a fiend. make me happy, and i shall again be virtuous."
in the passage, whom does shelley portray as more monstrous: frankenstein or the creature?
- write a short argument to answer the question. in your argument, analyze shelley's choice of language,
setting, and character development. you are writing an argument, so be careful to include a clear claim
and respond to at least one counterclaim. also be sure to use specific details from the passage to
develop your claim and counterclaim.