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Question 1

Introduction part 1

Answer 1

My global issue is, how do the ramifications of desire interplay through the notions of mortality

Question 2

Introduction part 2

Answer 2

Questioning how desire fundamentally affects both the mind and soul.

Question 3

Background context Franken

Answer 3

My chosen extracts are from volume 3 chapter 7 of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and illustrated by Gris Grimly which depicts the ramifications of Frankenstein’s inherent desire for vengeance following the death of his loved ones.

Question 4

Background context Anti

Answer 4

My second extract is a poem on page 97 starting on line 1242 from the playwright Antigone by Sophocles, which depicts Creon reflecting on the consequences brought about by his desire for power.

Question 5

Thesis p1

Answer 5

Within Frankenstein the ramifications of desire are conveyed through bodily imagery and specific religious allusion which is emphasised through abjection.,

Question 6

Thesis p2

Answer 6

Whereas in Antigone the use of both physical language and religious imagery portrays how the spirit becomes corrupted by an inherent desire as a result of greed, causing one to be affected both physically and emotionally.