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Call Me Watkins episodes
- Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 21 Volume 3 Chapter 1
Will Victor Frankenstein keep his promise to the monster? How will he be able to keep his family discovering his secret?
24 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 20 Volume 2 Chapter 9
The creature demands a companion from his creator. What persuades Victor to make another of his species? Who does Shelley want us to feel sympathy for, the creature or the creator?
22 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 19 Volume 2 Chapter 8
The monster enraged after being rejected by the De Lacy family, and attacked for saving a drowning child, seeks revenge through murder. Is his violence justified?
24 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 18 Volume 2 Chapter 7
The creature learns about the world by reading; Goethe's The Sorrows of Werther, Plutarch's Lives and Milton's Paradise Lost.
28 min - 13 min
- Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 16 Volume 2 Chapter 5
The creature learns about how humans organise their society. He judges the values of man as unjust and evil.
19 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 15 Volume 2 Chapter 4
The monster learns through watching the De Lacy family.
15 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 14 Volume 2 Chapter 3
The creature describes the origins of his life.
20 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 13 Volume 2 Chapter 2
Victor Frankenstein and his creature speak. Who comes across as the monster?
23 min - Frankenstein or A Modern Prometheus Ep 12 Volume 2 Chapter 1
William is dead. Justine is dead. The Frankenstein family struggle under the burden of their grief.
13 min
About Call Me Watkins
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A podcast about English literature texts for senior high students. I am a teacher of senior English and Literature in Melbourne, Australia but have also taught at schools in New South Wales and in…
Oxford in the UK. If you're wondering about the title of the podcast, it's a reference to my name, Mrs Watkins and what many regard as the best opening line to a book: "Call me Ishmael" from Herman Melville's "Moby Dick".