Frankenstein is one of the most famous monsters to the world but who is the real monster ? The creature or the creator?
Mary Shelley began the writing of Frankenstein at the age of nineteen. The responsibility of the man in front of the evolution of the science is an interesting question which is implicitly mentioned in the text because of characters’s Frankenstein. Her novel of horror reflects at the same time the taste of the youth for the fantastic universes but also its curiosity and its commitment in the modern world.
On January, 6th, 2014, we saw the Frankenstein’s show in English version inspired by Mary Shelley’s novel and the Hollywood movies, written by Paul Stebbings and Phil Smith.
Four British actors will give life to the creature and to his creator in a simple and intriguing decoration. The multimedia room being very small, the actors managed well to play and the troop adapted itself with their decoration and I feel it is very impressive: the work is really satisfactory. Besides, the work of the direction and the game of the actors make us understand the story, although they changed some elements, supported by the strength of the images, funny situations and feelings.
On the whole, I was very admiring and satisfied with this show.
I don’t really remembered but I think that the story of Frankenstein was born around the fireplace. Mary Shelley, her husband and their friends passed holidays in an old house, in a country where it was raining all the time so the night, they told old strange stories and she refered to these legends to write Frankenstein, a year later.
The story of Frankenstein is a good achievement, I think it has a lot of « hidden messages » I would say there is one in particular: You should not feel superior to others, because there will always someone or something to catch us.