Frankestein

# Frankestein : by Marry Shelley
# Date : 23 - November - 2019
# Mary Shelley's Frankenstein v/s Kennath Branagh' s movie Frankenstein:

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Here I'm writing about Frankestein written by Marry Shelley. We watch movie on this novel directed by Kennath Branagh.  Dr.Heenaba Zala giving this task and click here for viewing full blog written by Dr. Heena man. 

About the Writer 

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.

Pre Viewing task : 

• What is gothic scientific fiction?

Answer :
Gothic scientific fiction means the subgenre fiction like Vampires, Villain, bed invention of science, explained in a science fiction contact. Gothic fiction is a type of novel or romance popular in the late 18th and early 19th c. The word ‘gothic’ had come to mean ‘wild’, ‘barbarous’ and ‘crude’.  Commonly that vampires are aliens or those infected by disease. Some features entire planets of vampires, or vampires like creation. In other works Gothic convention to setting of outer space and the concept   
of extraterrestrials. Gothic fiction (sometimes referred to as Gothic horror) is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Some works blend gothic science fiction with other science fiction subgenres. Example are Frankestein and also Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The plots hinged on suspense and mystery, involving the fantastic and the supernatural.

But it contains Gothic elements in its themes and visual designs. Gothic friction pointing to Marry Shelley's novel  Frankenstein as an example :  
" Science fiction is the search for definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand in our advance but confused state of knowledge of science and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post gothic mode.


•      What is a frame narrative?

Answer : 
The frame story serves to highlight the contrast between Frankenstein, the mad scientist, and normal, decent society, as represented by Robert Walton. Frame narratives, as exemplified by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, were popularly used in nineteenth century English literature to introduce multiple characters and perspectives. This literary device was a layered narrative that featured a story within a story, at times within yet another story. Dino Felluga remarks that this form operates by “in structure the thematic search for something deep, dark, and secret at the heart of the narrative”.
In the case of Frankenstein, this search extends to the hearts of the characters directing the frame as well. Though Walton has much in common with Frankenstein, as we shall see, there's no way in a million years he would ever entertain the kind of deranged fantasies in which Victor has indulged. In that sense, Walton acts as a foil to Victor, and the use of a frame story is an especially effective means of bringing out the personal characteristics that set him apart from the crazed scientist.

•       What is the point of view of the author?
Answer :- 
Marry Shelley wrote such a great story about the science , scientist , and lifestyle of Westland people. Marry wrote everything in his book. Marry was a great Writer.


•    What are the viewpoints of different characters?
Answer:-
In this Novel Writer use many new things and also about the view point of different characters.

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

Answer :- 
In this story , story start with the voyage but than Victor told his past story and than we can realized that this story is about science , invention , rebirth , and etc things.

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

•        What is tabula rasa?
Answer :-
The Influence of Tabula Rasa in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Tabula Rasa (Blank State) is an empirical philosophical notion that John Locke used is a crucial factor in analyzing and understanding Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

Locke’s concept of Tabula rasa affected the development of Shelley’s character, Frankenstein’s creature. It is understood that she was under the influence of John Locke’s theory as she was reading Locke’s book Essay Concerning Human Understanding while Shelley was writing Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus.

As John Locke states in his book An Essay Concerning Human Understanding that “Let us suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper, void of all characters.” This notion is applied in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and it influenced the cognitive development of the creature in the novel.

Another influential subject that Tabula Rasa influenced Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and Frankenstein’s creature is that the idea in Locke’s Tabula Rasa that the infant should be educated by her or his parents and when Victor Frankenstein created the Creature he abandoned him, and this shaped the actions of the Creature.

To conclude, the idea of Tabula Rasa had a big impact on literary work Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus because the way Mary Shelley wrote this novel. In the novel, it is clearly seen that the Creature is like an infant with no opinions or knowledge about the world he came in. He was all alone and there was no one that could teach him what to do or how to do even his creator Victor Frankenstein ran away from him.


•        What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?
Answer:- 
Frankestein is a great scientist and that's why Marry Shelley have that name of novel. So i think it is perfect but if we want to change than that is also good title for book.

The Influence of Tabula Rasa in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Tabula Rasa (Blank State) is an empirical philosophical notion that John Locke used is a crucial factor in analyzing and understanding Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

Contacting with situations in the environment creates a change in the person. The non-existent relationship with the environment and society shaped the Creature and it is understood that the influence of environment and society about Tabula Rasa influenced the way Mary Shelley wrote and depicted the setting of the book.

He could have been a completely different person and character if his creator or even the society had not turned their backs on him, but he was detested so this made him who he is and how he reacted the situations he was in. He was basically a baby in a big body that wanted sympathy, love, compassion and human interaction and a parental or societal guidance which maybe would have made him to be a better person and a part of society. Without John Locke’s Tabula Rasa this novel could have been completely different and maybe it would not gain the attraction it had on the literary world as a classic novel it is now.


•        Do you think Mary Shelley's Frankenstein stands on the brick of revolutionary changes?
Answer:- 
Merry wrote this Novel in such a new ideas and wrote on science and also about the scientist. And also about his invention so in that time no one wrote that type of story so it is Revolutionary Chang in this era.



While viewing the movie:

•      How is the beginning and the end of the movie?
Answer :
Movie Biggins with the sea voyage and also complete with the sea.


•        Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?
Answer : 
In the movie of Frankestein director using the horror effect and also horror voice and music. So in movie some time we show horror effect in the movie. And it's make movie interesting and effecting.


•       What do you think about the character of the monster in the movie?
Answer :-
In the movie and also in novel we hardly find monster because looking ugly is not reason to call someone monster. Behind the giving name monster we can show monster to society. Because they can't listen to anyone and give punishment to the person. So monster is the society.
But in this question we can find that Victor's creation is monster because of his look but some time Victor also doing like monster. Monster give him one commitment that if Victor creat lady monster for him and he goes far away from them. But Victor can't do this and than monster kill Elizabeth. Than Victor creat Elizabeth as a lady monster because monster kill Elizabeth.

•        What do you think about the conversation between Victor and the monster?
Answer:-
Victor creat this ugly person. But he don't like his creation. After  his creation he show him and he wrote that " I creat a huge, stronge and ugly person." That's why he don't like him and Victor can't accept him. And Victor try tho this person but he run away. And he read book of Victor , How Victor Frankestein creat him and what he think about him at that time he hate him and he find Victor. And he first time meet when Jessy died. And than they may in "ice sea"  and Victor ask him and he answered Victor with some promise, that Victor creat a one lady monster and he go far from this world. Monster promise to Victor but Victor not complete his promise and than Monster kill Elizabeth.

•       Do you think that some scenes are omitted or replaced by other scene? How is the effect of these changes?
Answer:-
No need to change anything. But if someone think it is omitted by either or director than he/she do Chang or replace scene as he or she like.


•        Do you think the director has used appropriate symbols in the movie?
Answer : 
Kennath Branagh was a great director. He use such a great theme in his movies. And he also use appropriate symbols in his movie.



Post-viewing tasks:

•      What is the difference between the movie and the novel?
Answer  : 

As we know Book is so deep and so long and so boring some time but when we talk about movie is so short and complete the story on 2-3 hours and use all things and think not much deep and some time for better understanding we also show movies and take help of the movie.


•      Does the movie help you to understand narrative structure of the novel?
Answer : 
Yaa.. movie is so help full for better understanding the movie. Some time they use real dialogues and also imagination of Writer and directer. And also help full for better understanding of narrative structure of the novel. Directer play such a great story and also giving a horror effect in the movie.


•        Do you think the movie is helpful to understand the viewpoints of different characters?
Answer : 
Yes. This movie creat such a great Understanding of the novel and we also understand the Novel by the movie. Because directer use original dailogus in the movie and use many view points about the characters.

Victor is the inventor and he he invent such a great thing and he creat man after his death. And he was successful but he also make mistake and his invention look is so dangerous and people call him monster.
So his view point are good and helping but he some time fail in that. And he also trying to do good.


•     What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the movie?
Answer : 
Victor can't create any monster in the book or also in the movie. Victor invent such a great thing but for his some small mistake he look like monster. Elizabeth is his wife and love so he accept her and she is not monster in the movie.

•        Think about Victor's acceptance of Elizabeth and rejection of the monster.
Answer : 
Victor creat such a great thing and his invention is great but some of the reasons they look like monster. Elizabeth is also the part of this invention and she look like monster. But she was not monster because she is the invention of Victor. And Victor love Elizabeth so much so he accept her and in last he think about his first creation. He is also look like monster and he ( Victor) can't accept him because of his look and also Society.

•     Do you think the director is faithful to the novel?
Answer: 
Not much understand about this because in which contains and concept he think and what's going in his mind when he make movie. They is understand by him only. So I'm not sure about this answer. He is faithful and also he can't.


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Mathew Arnold

# Thinking Activity.
# Mathew Arnold : The Study of Poetry.
# Characteristics of Poetry.

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Here I’m posting my answer of thinking activity on Matthew Arnold which is given by our professor Dr. Dilip Barad Sir. Click here for the more information about Mathew Arnold written by our Professor Dr. Dilip sir for the help of students and also for Knowledge. Matthew Arnold One of the foremost criticisms of the 19th century is often regarded as the father of modern English criticism. Arnold's work as literary criticism began with "Preface to poems" in 1853.

Important works in Criticism: 

Preface to poems, 1853, Essays in Criticism (2 very imp essays are The Function of Criticism at the Present Time in the First Series and The Study of Poetry in the Second Series), Culture and Anarchy
Main ideas / Synopsis of the Function of Criticism at the Present Time
Arnold's idea of ​​Criticism and its function.

This is a kind of manifesto of his critical creed. It reflects classicism as well as its views on grand poetic style. Arnold was a classicist who loved art, literature and Hellenic culture. While criticism may be considered lower in rank, creation of great works of art is not always equally possible. The elements with which creative power works are ideas, but the best and noble ideas may not always be current. That is why the creative era is so rare in literature.

Do you agree with Matthew Arnold's views on detachment, disinterestedness, fallacies like historical and personal, touchstone method and his definition of poetry? If you agree, why and on what grounds do you agree? If you disagree, why and what are the points of disagreement?

Matthew Arnold, Victorian Age of English Poet and Cultural Criticism and also Inspector of Schools. Here I am going to give my view on his three views or methods, the first is his views on detachment and disinterestedness, fallacies like historical and personal, the second is his 'touchstone method', and the third is his definition of poetry. Arnold also says that the criticism of the business is neither to find fault nor to display the critic's own learning or influence; It is to know “the best that has been thought and said in the world.” And to do this detachment and disinterestedness is an essential element which needs to be criticized at this point I agree with Arnold.

His most famous piece of literary criticism is in his essay "The Study of Poetry". In this work he talks about poetry's "high destiny". He believes "humans will discover that we have to turn to poetry to interpret life for us, to console us, to sustain us".
Arnold lived in a materialistic world where advancement of science led society into a strange darkness. Importance of religion was submerged.

For great creation, the power of the man and the moment of power must concur, but the moment of power may not always be available. Even the romantics of the tremendous natural power were partially crippled by the lack of intellectual life in the English society of the nineteenth century. It makes Byron empty of matter, Shelley is incoherent and even Wordsworth wants completeness and variety.

 This is where criticism comes to play.

1. Criticism has the power to make the best ideas prevail. It is the criticism of the business to know the best that is known and thought in the world and its turn to make it known and create a current of true and fresh ideas. It creates stir and growth which makes creation possible. That is why great creative epochs are preceded by great epochs of criticism.

2. In order to be successful, criticism must exercise curiosity, which is a desire to know the best, and which should not be taken as a term of disparagement.

3. Criticism must also be disinterested. It must keep aloof from the 'practical view of things'. The critic must try to look at an object with detachment to see it 'as it really is', without being stifled by practical / political considerations. Arnold is of the view that the judgment of a critic should never be swayed by the prejudices of the Barbarian, the Populace and the Philistines. A critic must shun provincialism, which may take the form of excess, ignorance or bathos, and must endeavor to 'connect with the main stream of human life'.

# Touch Stone method.

 In order to guide the critic in his performance of his task, Arnold prescribes his well known ‘Touchstone method’. He says that a real estimate can be attained by learning to feel and enjoy the best work of a real classic and appreciate the wide difference between it and other lesser works.

He further adds that high qualities lie both in the matter and substance, and in the manner and style of poetry. The Matter and substance will possess ‘truth and seriousness’, and this character is ‘inseparable from the superiority of diction and movement’ in style and manner. Arnold then suggest that it would do critics good if they always have in their minds lines and expressions of the great masters and apply them as touchstone to other poetry. This will help critics detect the presence or absence of high poetic quality, and also the degree of this quality. He then takes a few passages from Homer, Dante, Shakespeare and Milton, and points out that they belong to the class of the truly excellent.

In short, the critic must be disinterested in the sense that he should only pursue the ends of cultural perfection and should be uninfluenced by the coarser appeals of the Philistine. A critic who is disinterested and who tries to see the thing as it really is in itself, is likely to be misunderstood, because in England 'practice is everything, a free play of the mind is nothing'.


Arnold says poetry is an "application of ideas to life". If the application of ideas is powerful the poetry will become great. He also lays emphasis on quality of "high seriousness."It comes with sincerity which poet feels for his subject. Many critics disagreed Arnold, T.S.Elliot's great poet disagreed himself by saying Arnold's view is "frigid to anyone who has felt the complete surprise and new experience of elevation in poetry." Arnold classic poets include Dante, Milton, Homer and Shakespeare. He quotes the famous line of Milton.

            "Nor thy life nor hate;
              but what thou livest."
         Live well : how long or short,
                Permit to heaven."

According to Arnold Geoffrey Chaucer he was not a classic poet as he lacked "high seriousness".

Arnold says in quote the concept of life and love and also about the how we live that is important. And which way we live and faced anything in life that is most important in life.Arnold said poetry should deal with ideas not facts. And also Arnold says that in poetry 's Ideas should be moral. But we can  also find that in poetry the idea of heaven.  He said  moral should not be taken into narrow sense. He says "The revival of poetry against life; the moral idea of ​​indifference of a poem is a poetry of indifference towards life". And in last we can show that he was the grate writer and he was wrote such a grate work.

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