QUOTES
”Now look you, all of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come for you. . .” (21)
Abigail warning the girls not to say what they were doing in the woods. (at this point, they are denying that they were practicing any witchcraft)
This minister was initially worried that stories of the girls he found dancing in the woods would make him look bad.
Rev. Parris
Looking back at The Crucible and Frankenstein, what do these books say about human nature? (are we good or evil?)
good people in both books
evil in both books
Frankenstein loved reading Agrippa though both his father and his first college professor told him that it was garbage. why?
because the ancient Roman was seeking the answers to big questions, (even though he was wrong) and this made Frankenstein desire to accomplish great things as well.
China
above the Equator
“I had admired the perfect forms of my cottagers – their grace, beauty, and delicate complexions; but how was I terrified when I viewed myself in a transparent pool! At first I started back, unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected. . .” (p. 108)
The Monster values goodness and kindness, though he also recognizes that he doesn't fit in with other humans.
Early victims of the witch trials tended to be these kinds of people.
older women, single women, homeless, drunks, outcasts, (people powerless to defend themselves)
Is science a good thing?
Talk about the uses, or lack of uses, of science and logic in The Crucible and Frankenstein.
multiple answers.
Mary Shelley's style of writing, and the behavior of the characters in her novel are wordy and very emotional. This style is known as what?
melodrama
India
above the Equator
"They confessed it."
"And why not, if they must hang for denying it? There are them that will swear to anything before they'll hand; have you not thought of that?" (42)
Proctor explaining the horrible logic that goes into confessing witchcraft and accusing others.
When Hale questioned Proctor to see if he had ever had dealing with witches, what were some things Proctor does that seems suspicious to Hale?
he forgets all the 10 Commandments, he doesn't go to church often, he doesn't like Rev. Parris.
Discuss the theme of sacrifice. Which characters in The Crucible and Frankenstein are willing to sacrifice for others and which are not and why?
characters willing to sacrifice - Proctor, Henry, Elizabeth Frankenstein
characters not willing to sacrifice - Victor
Should Frankenstein have made a mate for the Monster?
yes - it would have made the monster happy; it is his responsibility as its father
no - it would have led to a race of superior (and maybe dangerously murderous) beings
Columbia
intersected by the Equator
“. . . my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred. I tried to stifle these sensations; I thought that as I could not sympathize with him, I had no right to withhold from him the small portion of happiness which was yet in my power to bestow.” (p. 138)
Frankenstein trying to decide whether to make a mate for the Monster.
Proctor hopes that Mary Warren will be proof that the girls are making everything all up. How does this go wrong?
The girls turn on Mary Warren, who, to save herself, turns on Proctor.
How important is how you are raised and the values you learn as a child? discuss how characters are raised in The Crucible and Frankenstein.
discuss how Victor and his Monster are raised
discuss how the Church raises people
What ends up happening the to cottagers that the Monster so admires?
They leave the area because they think the Monster is out to get them. (no mention is made as to what the blind man thinks though!)
Madagascar
below the Equator
"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" (73)
Proctor refusing to sign the confession.
Franklin made up the story of Polly Baker to make what point about society?
Being aware of the real Salem Witch Trials, Franklin felt that that religious laws and government laws should be kept separate.
This is known as a secular society
Guilt is a pretty important theme in both The Crucible and Frankenstein. Discuss how guilt functions in these stories and if it is a good or bad thing.
discuss Proctor and Frankenstein in particular
Why do you think the character of Walton is in the book? Why have these scenes at the North Pole to start and end the book?
Is he someone who might end up like Frankenstein? Is the book a warning?
Kenya
intersected by the Equator