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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 05, 2006 23:17 pm Frankenstein's monster |
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This Wikipedia explanation will clear our doubts:
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| Frankenstein's monster (sometimes Frankenstein's creature or the Frankenstein monster) is a creature first appearing in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. In the novel it has no name and is variously referred to as "the creature," "the fiend," "the daemon," or "the wretch." After the novel was adapted to film, the monster became best known in popular imagination as "Frankenstein". However this was incongruous with the original novel — Frankenstein was the name of the creature's creator, and not the monster itself. |
The monster itself had apparently no name, but everybody refers to him as Frankenstein. Have you seen the comedy Young Frankenstein, by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder? It's absolutely hilarious! |
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Conchita
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 02, 2008 21:48 pm Whos frankenstein |
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| Frankenstein is the name of the scientist. Victor Frankenstein |
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Sweetiejnr
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:08 am Frankenstein or Frankenstein's creation |
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| Usually, when you say "Frankenstein", native speakers understand you as talking about the monster. If you want to prevent this, you have to say "Dr. Frankenstein" and "Frankenstein's monster". |
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Jamie (K)
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| past continuous | Usage of past perfect |
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