To be or not to be

Hamlet is coming to a close, and soon we are going to start reading Frankenstein which I am very excited for because it is more imaginative with a bigger meaning behind it. I was told by one of my teachers that the original Frankenstein is exactly like Edward scissor hands. This made me think I back to when I had watched that movie. My teacher then continued to say that both were just about people who were misunderstood by everyone, and thought to be a threat to society.  This is interesting to think about because that is no what I was taught that Frankenstein was about. I was always told that an evil scientist created a monster out of many different people to raid villages. Then the monster was killed with fire by an angry mob. I find it interesting that this is not how the original is portrayed. I always seem to find the original pieces of work better because it gives the reader a chance to actually see what the author wanted their work to be portrayed as. I enjoy reading old fairy tales to actually see what they were about, even though some of them are extremely gory. This is hopefully going to be the case with Frankenstein. I am excited to move from something where someone had "to be," onto something where someone was chosen from  "the not to be's."  The transition we are making into reading Frankenstein is also a refresher in my biblical knowledge which is always a joy.