Prometheus and Victor both defied the laws of nature, they both didn’t leave creating life to God or to nature.  Both created a creation that resembled man, and the “perfect being”.  Frankenstein’s creature and fire were both denied in the beginning when they were introduced to mankind.  Mankind had never experienced either the monster or fire before, and the only way mankind knew how to respond was to be afraid. 

Step 3, Q2

The word “metamorphosed” applies to the creation of Frankenstein’s creature by the creature learning how to act properly in society, even though he was never able to be a part of it.  He learned how to read, speak, basically do anything an average man could do.  He was able to adapt to a society that always denied him.  He learned how to read peoples emotions and have his own emotions and ideas that made him in a way more human than a monster.

Step 4 Q1

Both Prometheus and Frankenstein wanting to make mankind better, being the creation of the monster/ the creation of fire.  They also made their creation “better” than animals/ human beings.  Neither Frankenstein nor Prometheus thought about the consequences that would occur due to their creations, and those consequences resulted in the people or ideas they loved were taken away from them.  For Pandora, Frankenstein and Pandora both had a downfall due to their curiosities.  Frankenstein’s downfall was the monster and Pandora’s was opening the box.  Their want of intelligence made a lot of problems not just for themselves but the men and woman around them. 

Step 4 Q2

The legend of Azazel.  Azazel being one of heaven’s angels that turned dark when he sympathized with Satan.  Questioned God about creating human beings when he has angels who could be even better than human beings.  He was later sent down to earth as one of the “fallen angels” because of his defiance.  Instead of spreading beauty, he spread evil.  He taught men the art of welfare and how to make weapons.  Jesus and Prometheus thought of only ways to better man kind but both ended with going through a horrible punishment.  Their punishments were different but the reasoning were both similar.  

Step 5 Q1

Shelley’s overall purpose for her subtitle was to make her readers infer that there will be a similarity between the story of Frankenstein and the story of Prometheus.  The connections she wants her readers to see are the ideas of Frankenstein and Prometheus. 

Step 5 Q2

The connections that can be made between Frankenstein and Prometheus did was that they both were punished for their ideas and for not taking care of them as well.  They both wanted to help improve society or humans, not to bring harm onto them.  Prometheus’ punishment was to have his liver be picked at every day by crows and then he would have time to recover before the punishment would repeat over and over again because he was immortal.  Frankenstein’s punishment was the actions of the monster.  Frankenstein lost more than a liver every day, he lost all the people he loved due to his creation.  Both Frankenstein and Prometheus created their creations from nothing, (i.e. for Prometheus sand and clay and for Frankenstein, spare parts).  

 Step 5 Q3

Frankenstein created his monster as a forethought and a function of thought.  When Frankenstein was researching and studying on how to create the monster, it could be said that he created the monster as a forethought.  But Frankenstein didn’t think of the possible consequences of creating the monster.  So creating the monster could also be considered a function of thought.

The purpose of Shelley’s sub-title was to indicate a reference otherwise unseen—she wanted the reader to notice key parallels between the story of Prometheus and her own story of Frankenstein. An example of this is the “eternal torments” both Victor and Prometheus had been subject to—while Prometheus was tormented by having his liver pecked out every day, Victor was tortured not only by himself, but also his creation.
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Frankenstein and Prometheus both created life in unnatural ways, much like how genetic scientists are able to alter genetics in order to form an unnatural creation. While Prometheus had divine power, Frankenstein and genetic scientists both rely on science. However, the “science” used within Frankenstein isn’t necessarily real, while the science used by genetic scientists has been tested and proven for a relatively long period of time.
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A “forethought” regards consideration for the future. While Victor acknowledged the “good” his creation could do, such as ridding mankind of death and illness, he did not consider the lasting effects of his actions. Therefore, it can be considered a function of forethought.