Mary Shelley's Frankenstein v/s Kenneth Branagh's movie Frankenstein:

Pre-viewing tasks:

·        What is gothic scientific fiction?

·        What is a frame narrative?

·        What is the point of view of the author?

·        What are the viewpoints of different characters?

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

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

·        What is tabula rasa?

·        What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?

·        Do you think Mary Shelley's Frankenstein stands on the brick of revolutionary changes?

While viewing the movie:

·        How is the beginning and the end of the movie?

·        Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?

·        What do you think about the character of the monster in the movie?

·        What do you think about the conversation between Victor and the monster?

·        Do you think that some scenes are omitted or replaced by other scene? How is the effect of these changes?

·        Do you think the director has used appropriate symbols in the movie?

Post-viewing tasks:

·        What is the difference between the movie and the novel?

·        Does the movie help you to understand narrative structure of the novel?

·        Do you think the movie is helpful to understand the viewpoints of different characters?

·        What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the movie?

·        Think about Victor's acceptance of Elizabeth and rejection of the monster.

·        Do you think the director is faithful to the novel?