Read the following passage from mary shelley's frankenstein: who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil, as i dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grave, or tortured the living animal to animate the lifeless clay? my limbs now tremble and my eyes swim with the remembrance; but then a resistless and almost frantic impulse urged me forward; i seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit. which common notion from the historical context surrounding frankenstein does this excerpt most clearly show? a. science and reason interfered with long-held beliefs about government and society. b. enlightenment thinking included the idea that science would solve all the world's problems within a few centuries. c. the romantics rejected rationalism and emphasized creativity and natural emotions. d. scientists were willing to do anything to further their pursuit of knowledge.

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

What is the best definition of the underlined word as it is used in the sentence? a statement of wit or amusement an expression of disapproval or condemnation a sentiment of indifference or apathy an exclamation of profound admiration or esteem