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The subtitle of Frankenstein is “The Modern Prometheus.” Prometheus is a character of Greek mythology who defies the gods in order to pursue knowledge and suffers serious consequences. Like Prometheus, Frankenstein chooses to defy nature by using his scientific knowledge to create life and, in the process, gives life to a mutant being. Both Prometheus and Frankenstein are ultimately punished for their defiance. Their stories are allegories that convey the idea that those who intentionally defy divine or natural law bring serious consequences upon themselves and others.

Select the sentence in this excerpt from Frankenstein that best conveys the idea that defying natural law leads to negative consequences. I see by your eagerness and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be; listen patiently until the end of my story, and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject. I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.

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I will not lead you on, unguarded and ardent as I then was, to your destruction and infallible misery Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.

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