13] “You, my creator, abhor me; your fellow-creatures spurn and hate me. The desert mountains and dreary glaciers are my refuge. I have wandered here many days; the caves of ice, which I only do not fear, are a dwelling to me.

Question

[14] “If the multitude of mankind knew of my existence, they would do as you do, and arm themselves for my destruction. Shall I not then hate them who abhor me? Listen to my tale. The guilty are allowed, by human laws, bloody as they may be, to speak in their own defence before they are condemned. Listen to me, Frankenstein. You accuse me of murder; and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature. I ask you not to spare me: listen to me; and then, if you can, and if you will, destroy the work of your hands.”
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Select the TWO statements that would be included in a summary of the creature’s arguments to Frankenstein in these paragraphs.

A.
The creature says he is justified in hating people, because all mankind, including his creator, hate him.

B.
The creature says that he has been unable to properly defend himself, so he has been condemned to death in a court of law.

C.
The creature says that he has the right to tell his story, just as any person accused of a crime has the right to a defense.

D.
The creature says that, if people across the world were to hear his story, they would stop hating him and start viewing him with sympathy.

Answer 1

The two statements that would be included in a summary of the creature’s arguments to Frankenstein in these paragraphs are:

A. The creature says he is justified in hating people, because all mankind, including his creator, hate him.

C. The creature says that he has the right to tell his story, just as any person accused of a crime has the right to a defense.