FrankensteinThe Modern Prometheus

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• Understand and explain the presentation of emotion in Frankenstein

S4L: Team- work and independence

Title: Top 5 EmotionsLearning Objectives

Homework Annotate Chapter 5.

Now, Top 5Go through and find your top 5.Put them into order.Say why the top one is the best possible

quote.

How did they do?Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate with some explanation of how the characters are developed

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate the text with increasingly detailed explanations, and terminology, of how the language effects the reader

Last lessonWhat annotation is like...

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.

Mary Shelley presents

Frankenstein as obsessed. This

shows he is obsessed because his emotions are too over the top.

Lots of bad things then go on to

happen to Frankenstein,

proving that he was wrong to

meddle with nature in this way.

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.

Frankenstein seen as obsessed by portraying his desire to create life as damaging . At the moment Frankenstein is about infuse life into the creature, his excitement is described as dangerous: ‘This is made powerful by the fact that it comes at the moment of the monster’s creation .. The reference to ‘anxiety’ implies that there is reason to worry, that something could go wrong, and ‘agony’ suggests there is pain to come. This sense of impending doom is exaggerated by the alliteration of ‘anxiety that almost amounted to agony’. Frankenstein’s obsessive behaviour is held up as a warning against mankind’s interference with (and perceived superiority to) nature. The book’s subtitle, ‘The Modern Prometheus’ highlights the danger of mankind looking to overreach himself .

Success Criteria Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate with some explanation of how the characters are developed

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate the text with increasingly detailed explanations, and terminology, of how the language effects the reader

Quiz Quiz Fun!

Paper

‘With an anxiety that almost amounted to

agony’

A brief explanation

Alliteration, immediacy, physical pain and doom, F

ignores own feeling, Romanticism, Prometheus

etc.

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QUIZ – QUIZ - TRADE• Write a brief explanation of your quote• Move tables and chairs.• Wander around the room, displaying your

quote and find a partner. High five them.• Talk to your partner about your quote. • Talk about their quote. What have you got to

add?• SAY THANK YOU AND TRADE!

This is active learning: no leaning or sitting!

Write the quote you’re left with under you Top 5

Is it better?Why?

Use you target to write a TEPEE/ paragraph

and finish for homework due on Wednesday...

How did they do?Skilled work will

1. Identify examples of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate with some explanation of how the characters are developed

Excellent work will

1. Develop precise, perceptive analysis of how language is used to show emotion

2. Annotate the text with increasingly detailed explanations, and terminology, of how the language effects the reader

• Mary Shelley emphasised Frankenstein's emotional turmoil with strong alliterated words. We can see this at the monster’s creation: ‘With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me’. This shows he is obsessed because his emotions are over the top. The use of the alliteration emphasises the ‘agony’ that Frankenstein is in like he is a physical pain. Mary Shelley could be suggesting that Science has gone too far as lots of bad things then go on to happen to Frankenstein, proving that he was wrong to meddle with nature in this way.

Mary Shelley uses a powerful description emphasised with alliteration to present Frankenstein’s tumultuous emotion; this shows his desire to create life as damaging from the start. At the moment Frankenstein is about infuse life into the creature, his excitement is described as dangerous: ‘With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me’. This quotation is made more powerful by the fact that it comes at the moment of the monster’s creation – showing that Frankenstein’s obsession is dangerous from the outset. The reference to ‘anxiety’ implies that there is reason to worry, that something could go wrong, and ‘agony’ suggests there is more emotional pain to come. This sense of impending doom is exaggerated by the alliteration of ‘anxiety that almost amounted to agony’, which sounds exclamatory and painful. Here, Frankenstein’s obsessive behaviour is held up as a warning against mankind’s interference with (and perceived superiority to) nature. The book’s subtitle, ‘The Modern Prometheus’ highlights the danger of mankind looking to overreach himself and foreshadows Frankenstein’s ultimate downfall. This message was a key part of the Romantic ideal, a literary movement in which Shelley was a key figure and a possible warning to the scientific experimentation taking place that the time.

T The author’s use of language / words / tone of voice is significant.Imagery is significant in this section. The imagery of .... is especially significant in this section.The author uses setting to convey ...The characterisation of ... is developed in this section.Structurally, this section is significant.

E We can see this in the quotation ...We hear the character described as ...The word ... demonstrates this.Arguably, the most significant words are ... and ...The image of the ... is crucial to our understanding.

P The author seems to be suggesting ...The author is, perhaps, exploring the idea of ...The author is explaining, illustrating, uncovering, hiding, illuminating, developing,

E The words suggest / imply / convey ...This word / phrase / image / character makes me think of ... because...This conveys feelings of ... because....The word / image contains several ideas. For example...

E The author seems to be exploring the them / idea of ...From one perspective we could say ... From another we might consider...Developing the interpretation further, we could argue that...This links with.....This idea is repeated when......