Sunday 7 December 2014

adaptation: frankenstein

It was dark,pouring for hours that evening.Dr Frankenstein,sitting near the faint red light,lost in deep agony.Suddenly the shrill ring of the telephone,broke the silence.Mary!Are you fine my child?.The housekeeper,ran downstairs surprised by the sudden commotion.With enquiring eyes,she looked into the eyes of Frankenstein.Sir?is everything alright?.By then Frankenstein had his eyes lowered as he sank into the crafted chair.With eyes moist in tears he looked up-Mary,my child is in trouble.I am to be blamed for the outcome.In greed for wealth and power,have I destroyed my own peace.

The housekeeper,puzzled with her masters' attitude stood there surprised!Frankenstein lifted up his head to speak,Martha,do you remember about the hideous monster I created at the Parkinson laboratory last year?.

Yes Sir,but what is that troubles now?Was is not shot at and burnt by the forest officials?

Perhaps it survived.Oh!what a terrible act have I performed.What a fool have I been,to risk my repute for money.The creature didnot die.It appeared yesterday at the Woodhouse Lane only to scare my daughter away.I am scared of her safety.Hurry up!we need to go.


At 12 am,in the dead of midnight Frankenstein alongwith his housekeeper set out for Woodhouse Lane.They crossed the vacant tolls on the way and the dark creepy forests.Nothing except their own heavy breath was to be heard inside the car.After an hour,they parked outside Woodhouse.

Ting tong!the bell rang.Mrs Gardener,Mary's caretaker appeared at the door,puzzled at his  sudden visit.Everything ok,Sir?You look ghastly.Dropping down his overcoat,Frankenstein began the tale of his misery and guilt.Mrs gardener,stood there shocked,unable to believe the news.She knew Frankenstein to be a man of nobilty and good deeds and to hear of his dark side shocked her.


It was late Summer,when Frankenstein seized by the power to amass wealth and fame,set out on a secret experiment of infusing life into dead.For the purpose,he chose a giant ape.After months of struggle into secrecy,he finally suceeded.As victory seized his mind,he committed a mistake:an unforgivable mistake of leaving the door of the laboratory ajar.The strange hideous creature fleed.Shocked and afraid Frankenstein went into a fit of frenzy.He beat up his head against the wall,at the loss.Months later,there were news about unwanted killings in the nearby area.Only corpses could be seen.The stench stagnated the air.For days Frankenstein,locked himself up,haunted by the guilt.On confiding to Martha,his trustworthy housekeeper,he gave up at the police quarters,admitting the crime.He promised to help nab and kill the creature.After a week,the creature was killed and ablazed.But problems didnot end there.




Its just been a month,isnt it?Asked Frankenstein frantically.How on earth could the creature have come alive?Wasnt it killed then?For sometime Frankenstein appeared like a madman questioning again and again about the validity of the incident.Is it so that it mated?He looked up.Martha,do you think so,If then ,we are doomed,He dialled the number of the county police.In few minutes the police arrived and after a brief discussion they arrived at a conclusion to track and trap the creature.For months,he couldnot sleep,worried about the safety of his daughter.



After months of futile search,they finally found clues.The creature had moved south into the dense forests and created havoc.A joint venture of the police,scientists and local people helped trap the creature and its offsprings.Frankenstein apologised publicly for the crime he committed,This time,the creatures were properly exhumed,leaving no traces of it.Finally a sigh of relief.

Mary was relocated to Woodhouse for her studies.Life seemed normal.Frankenstein retired from the laboratory to spend time in solace.He was now an old man.




_readaptation of Frankenstein (Marry Shelly)


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