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Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

In the story, Victor Frankenstein recounts his life from a curious child in Geneva, deeply fascinated by the mysteries of science, to an ambitious young man at the University of Ingolstadt, where he ambitiously creates a living being from inanimate material. However, the grotesque appearance of his creation frightens Victor, causing him to abandon it. Shunned by society, the lonely and intelligent creature becomes embittered and seeks vengeance against his creator for his miserable existence, leading to tragic consequences for Victor and his loved ones. The narrative covers themes such as ambition, the consequences of transgressing nature, and the effects of isolation and rejection on the creature, who, despite initial innocence, is driven to commit horrific acts.

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Geschöpfe / ɡəˈʃœp͡f /noun

creatures

Was ist, wenn die beiden Geschöpfe beschließen, Kinder zu bekommen?

What if the two creatures decide to have children?

erschaffen / ɛɐ̯ˈʃafən /verb

created

weil er das Geschöpf erschaffen hat

because he created the creature

schaffenkreierenhervorbringen

beschließen / bəˈʃliːsn̩ /verb

decide

Was ist, wenn die beiden Geschöpfe beschließen, Kinder zu bekommen?

What if the two creatures decide to have children?

entscheidenfestlegenvereinbaren

verursacht / fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊʁzaxt /verb

caused

das so viel Schmerz verursacht hat.

that caused so much pain.

die Ablehnung / diː ˈapˌleːnʊŋ /noun

rejection

Kapitel 7: Die Ablehnung.

Chapter 7: The Rejection.

die Verfolgung / diː fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋ /noun

persecution

Diese Verfolgung ist schwer und dauert lange.

This persecution is difficult and takes a long time.

verfolgen

nachzudenken / ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkən /verb

to think about

Victor hofft, dass seine Geschichte andere lehren wird, vorsichtig zu sein und über die Konsequenzen ihrer Handlungen nachzudenken.

Victor hopes his story will teach others to be careful and to think about the consequences of their actions.

erfahren / ɛɐ̯ˈfaːrən /verb

learn

Er ist sehr aufgeregt, mehr über Wissenschaft zu erfahren.

He is very excited to learn more about science.

wissen

die Erschaffung / diː ɛɐ̯ˈʃafʊŋ /noun

Creation

Kapitel 3: Die Erschaffung.

Chapter 3: The Creation.

Schöpfung

ließen / ˈliːsən /verb

made

Diese Gefühle ließen es schlechte Dinge tun.

These feelings made him do bad things.

bewirken

darüber / daˈʁʏːbɐ /adverb

about that

Das bringt es dazu, darüber nachzudenken.

This makes it think about that.

deshalbdeswegendaher

Dinge / ˈdɪŋə /noun

things

Sie ermutigten ihn, zu lernen und neue Dinge zu erkunden.

They encouraged him to learn and explore new things.

SacheGegenstand

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