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the annihilation of one of us. you purpose to kill me. how dare you sport thus with life? do your duty towards me, and i will do mine towards you and the
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.
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 mi
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 th
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 irrevoca
again be virtuous.\

1. what does the monster’s plea for peace suggest about his desires?

a. he wants to continue causing destruction.

b. he seeks understanding and acceptance from victor.

c. he intends to leave victor alone without any conditions.

d. he desires revenge against humanity.

1. how does shelley evoke sympathy for the monster in the passage?

a. by describing him as powerful and evil

b. by highlighting his profound loneliness and misery

c. by portraying him as purely vengeful without reason

d. by showing him as completely indifferent to his actions

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: The monster’s plea for peace contradicts wanting to cause destruction. Eliminate.
• Option b: The monster asks Victor to hear him, mentions suffering, and wants Victor to fulfill his duty (implying he seeks understanding/acceptance). This matches.
• Option c: The monster has conditions (Victor must perform his part), so he doesn’t leave unconditionally. Eliminate.
• Option d: The plea for peace is not about revenge against humanity. Eliminate.

Analyze each option:

• Option a: Describing him as evil would not evoke sympathy. Eliminate.
• Option b: The monster talks about being driven from joy, seeing others’ bliss while he’s excluded, and suffering—highlighting loneliness/misery, which evokes sympathy. This matches.
• Option c: Portraying him as purely vengeful without reason would not make readers feel sympathy. Eliminate.
• Option d: Indifference to actions would not evoke sympathy. Eliminate.

Answer:

b. He seeks understanding and acceptance from Victor

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