Frankenstein, Based on the Novel by Mary Shelley
A Classics, Theatre, Drama book. The more I read, the more I learn, the more I discover that I know nothing....
Slowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie.Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, adapted for the stage by Nick Dear, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in February 2011.
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The more I read, the more I learn, the more I discover that I know nothing. Nick Dear, Frankenstein, Based on the Novel by Mary Shelley // Victor: What does it feel like to be in love?Creature: It feels like everything is boiling over and spilling out of me; it feels like my lungs are on fire, and my heart is a hammer, and I feel like I can do anything...I feel like I can do anything in the world... Nick Dear, Frankenstein, Based on the Novel by Mary Shelley // Slowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my Master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie. Nick Dear, Frankenstein, Based on the Novel by Mary Shelley //
A heartbreaking and powerful adaptation of one of the most haunting novels I've ever read... I can't imagine a better way to tell this story on a stage, I really can't. Wow. After actually seeing the play written by Nick Dear, it was refreshing to read what was actually on the page. The writing is superb--simple, subtle, and powerful. The stage directions really add extra meaning to the words that I did not grasp when watching the play. I would definitely recommend Nick Dear's adaptation of Frankenstein... Well, well, well.I'll tell you what "the play" seems to do and/or on what journey (effect it could have) it could take the audience.***SPOILER ALERT***The play is told from the viewpoint of the Monster. This contrasts the novel which is told from Victor's point of view (for the most part) through the Captain of the ship who rescues...
