Young Frankenstein The Musical

The story starts out with one of the most basic instincts of human nature – curiosity. Curiosity drives the character of Victor Frankenstein to devote his life to science. He spends hours upon days of his life in the pursuit of knowledge, finally coming across his major discovery, "After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; nay, more, I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter" (Shelley 28). Spurred by the excitement of his

Frankenstein returns home for the death of his brother and realizes that when he arrives at the gates of Geneva that they are shut and locked for the night. Because of this happening he decides to go for a walk in the forest to the crime scene of Williams death. When he arrives he notices that his monster that he had created is lurking around the area. Seeing the monster Frankenstein knows in his mind that the monster was the cause of his brother’s death. Frankenstein had kept silent when he had the chance to confess everything, including his secret of the monster that he had created. He did not want the people to think that he was crazy for making up such nonsense, when in fact it was all the truth. Justine Moritz was the Frankenstein’s family

The monster starts off attempting to save a little girl from drowning but is falsely accused that he is trying to kill her instead so he is shot in the shoulder. This is the first step to the monsters rage and anger. He then goes off and kills Henry, Frankenstein’s best friend, after Frankenstein refuses to make a female monster. He then kills William, Frankenstein's younger brother, which at this point in the story seems to be the time where all innocence is lost and the monster has all of the power and cannot be stopped by anyone. The monster then kills the most important or influential to Frankenstein, Elizabeth his wife who was an orphan and adopted by the family at a young age. Elizabeth and Frankenstein go to a hotel for their honeymoon, the monster breaks into their room and strangles her. “She left me, and I continued some time walking up and down the passages of the house and inspecting every corner that might afford a retreat to my adversary. when suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream.” He is overcome with grief and vows to return to Geneva to make sure his family is

Like a baby, Frankenstein’s creature was born innocent and inexperience of how society works. Neglected by his creator, the creature had no one to teach him, this caused him to become isolated. While wandering in the wilderness the creature came upon the De Lacey family. He does not approach them, instead he studies them and becomes accustom to their doings. He uses his isolation to educate himself and gain courage to meet the family. Aghast by the creature’s monstrous appearance, the De Lacey family fled away leaving the

Dr. Frankenstein hooks up his brain and the monsters brain to this machine which will allow part of his brain to transfer into the monsters, so that he can speak and function correctly. The monster soon wakes up before Frankenstein and lets all of the people know that he is a good man and so is Dr. Frankenstein. Fredrick ends up marrying his lovely assistant Inga, and the monster wasn’t letting go of Elizabeth so they end up together as well.

Young Frankenstein’s setting commences in New York where a neurosurgeon by the name of Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder), lives. He receives the news that his infamous grandfather, whom he prefers to not affiliate with, has left his castle for Frederick’s inheritance. He then goes to the castle in Transylvania, where he is introduced to Igor ( Marty Feldman)

This foreshadowing is important because it is what allows us to see the changes that Frankenstein went through as well as to give tension as to what will happen to him latter on as a result of what happened on that fateful day. "Thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny." (6)

After reading Frankenstein, the audience sees the way Victor Frankenstein interacts with his experiment and his excitement towards it, until the Monster is crafted and Victor is terrified of his own creation. The main gothic anxiety that Frankenstein plays with is fear; fear of the unknown and fear of the monster’s capabilities. The novel takes place in the eighteenth centaury throughout Europe and the Artic. The variety of locations that the novel takes place is significant because it shows the distance between Victor and whoever he is running from at that instance. While growing up Victor finds an interest in reading the works of outdated alchemists which leads him in developing an erg to learn more. Victor decides to continue his

A predominant theme throughout the novel Frankenstein is that of a parental figure, poor parenting techniques and furthermore the rearing of the child. The main family that brings this theme to light in the novel is Victor and the monster’s, where there really

First, the first scene primarily relates to the monster's awakening through an example of imagery. For example on page 97 Frankenstein vividly explains,"It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered against the panes...when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. " Throughout this excerpt it is noticeable how Frankenstein describes the scenery of the event. He explains how

In the movie Frankenstein, Henry Frankenstein and his assistant Fritz gathers dead body parts to create the monster. The assistant steals an abnormal brain from Frankensteins old college. After the monster was created by Frankenstein, his fiancé; Elizabeth, his friend; victor, and his old college professor; Doctor Waldman pays him a visit. They see process of bring the the monster to life then they leave. Henry’s father wonders why his son isn’t back at home and he thinks its because Henry has found another woman.

The monster 's appearance causes his creator to abandon him and prevents him from normal human interaction. He is forced to learn about the world on his own and spends most of his time watching others. Frankenstein is not the only one negatively affected by his existence. In the process of bringing the monster to life, Victor had deprived himself of rest and health, causing him to fall ill for several months. Shortly after his recovery, Victor learns his younger brother has been murdered. Frankenstein has killed his creator’s brother and framed an innocent girl to get back at Victor for abandoning him. After the girl is executed, Victor becomes consumed with guilt knowing he is responsible for two of his family members deaths. The monster does not stop there, he goes on to kill Victor’s friend Henry and fiance, Elizabeth. Because of his creation, Victor is haunted by depression and guilt for most of his life and died a lonely death hunting Frankenstein.

When the monster meets Frankenstein for the first true meeting in the novel, he steals away the scientist and takes him to his cave where he has stayed. He tells him the story of his

Then his creation all suddenly turns on Victor killing everything he is dear too in the name of vengeance. The monster eventually murders three people in cold blood as well as one indirectly. First Williams’s brother who is accidently strangled to death. With the death of William the monster framed the servant Justine by placing a picture of William in her pocket. Justin was then executed for the unjust murder of William. Sadly Elizabeth, Frankenstein’s cousin and new wife on the wedding night. He also kills a good friend of Frankenstein’s Henry Clerval. The deaths of these innocent people were a result of the monsters revenge on Victor. The monster is seeking this revenge on the doctor because he did not want to be brought into this world especially looking like he did. Another key point that this book beings forth is why human beings should not try to play God and artificially create a being in a laboratory. When Victor creates a bride for the monster he decides to kill her before the monster can have a companion. Victor can’t give the monster what he wants not after what the monster did to his family.

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein shows the life of an early scientist and the effects of uncovering a truth that has not been known or experimented by other scientist’s. The story of Frankenstein portrays mainly the characters Victor Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, Frankenstein’s creation, Captain Walton and Elizabeth Victor’s future wife and relative. When Victor animates a lifeless object he is horrified by the concept of what he had just done and how it looks. After running away Victor’s loved ones are affected greatly by his choices that he makes along the way, while also changing his relationship with his creation. Through his feelings of fear when approached by the monster, the trauma of multiple deaths and the arrest of Justin, Victor