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but if you refuse, i will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends.\
\abhorred monster! fiend that thou art! the tortures of hell are too mild a vengeance for thy crimes. wretched devil! you reproach me with your creation, come on, then, that i may extinguish the spark which i so negligently bestowed.\
my rage was without bounds; i sprang on him, impelled by all the feelings which can arm one being against the existence of another.
he easily eluded me and said,
\be calm! i entreat you to hear me before you give vent to your hatred on my devoted head. have i not suffered enough, that you seek to increase my misery? life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and i will defend it. remember, thou hast made me more powerful than thyself; my height is superior to thine, my joints more supple. but i will not be tempted to set myself in opposition to thee. i am thy creature, and i will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me. oh, frankenstein, be not equitable to every other and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. remember that i am thy creature; i ought to be thy adam, but i am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. everywhere i see bliss, from which i alone am irrevocably excluded. i was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. make me happy, and i shall again be virtuous.\

which line from the passage most strongly evokes sympathy for the monster’s plight?

a. \how dare you sport thus with life?\

b. \you purpose to kill me.\

c. \i am miserable beyond all living things!\

d. \i will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends.\

what does the monster’s demand for victor’s \duty towards me\ reveal about his understanding of their relationship?

a. he sees victor as a friend.

b. he believes that victor has an obligation to care for him as his creator.

c. he views victor as his enemy from the start.

d. he feels that victor owes him nothing and has no responsibilities at all.

Explanation:

First Sub - Question (Which line...plight?)

To determine which line evokes sympathy for the monster's plight, we analyze each option:

• Option a: "How dare you sport thus with life?" is more of a confrontational or accusatory statement, not focused on the monster's suffering.
• Option b: "You purpose to kill me." is a statement of perceived threat, but it doesn't deeply convey the monster's misery.
• Option c: "I am miserable beyond all living things!" directly expresses the monster's extreme suffering, which is likely to evoke sympathy as it shows his profound unhappiness.
• Option d: "I will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends." is a threat, not a statement that evokes sympathy for his plight.

To answer this, we analyze the monster's view of his relationship with Victor:

• Option a: The monster does not see Victor as a friend; he sees Victor as his creator with obligations.
• Option b: The monster's demand for Victor's "duty towards me" shows that he believes Victor, as his creator, has an obligation to care for him. This is consistent with his view of their relationship (creator - creature).
• Option c: The monster does not view Victor as an enemy from the start; he initially seeks Victor's care and later becomes hostile due to neglect.
• Option d: The monster clearly feels Victor owes him something (his duty), so this option is incorrect.

Answer:

c. "I am miserable beyond all living things!"

Second Sub - Question (What does the monster's demand...relationship?)