The Horror of Frankenstein

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Frankenstein.

Yes, sir?

- Have you finished the problem?

- Yes, sir.

- A-ha!

- Something wrong, sir?

Certainly there's something wrong.

A careless mistake.

The result, no doubt, of going too fast.

Perhaps you'd be good enough

to show me, sir.

Here. The ratio ab-ac is constant

for that angle.

- That's perfectly correct, sir.

- Thank you.

But surely the ratios ob-ao, ab-ob tangent

and ob-ab cotangent are also constant, sir.

Silence, get on with your work.

Since you seem to find the work

that I set you so dull,

perhaps you will be kind enough to show me

what it is that you have in your desk

that fascinates you to such an extent.

Certainly, sir.

- What's this?

- Amateur anatomy.

Amateur smut. Come to the front.

- Hold out your hand, boy.

- No, sir.

- I beg your pardon?

- If I allow you to beat me,

it'll be an admission on my part

that you are superior to me.

Since this is patently not the case,

i cannot allow it.

- You're asking for trouble, young man.

- On the contrary, sir.

- I wish only to be left in peace.

- Will you hold out your hand?

- Are you feeling all right, sir?

- Perfectly well.

Your blood pressure's risen alarmingly.

Is there not a feeling of tightness

around the heart?

Now that you mention it,

there's a certain constriction.

Take my advice, sir, dismiss the class

and return home immediately.

Call the doctor.

I pray that you will be in time.

Yes. Yes, I will do that.

Class dismissed.

- How on earth did you manage it, Vic?

-L'll explain the whole thing to you.

It's the simplest thing in the world. You see,

everyone has some sort of weakness.

Find out what it is and it can be exploited.

I simply played on the fact that

buckmaster's weakness is hypochondria.

- What's that?

- He thinks he's sick.

- Well, he certainly looked sick.

- I thought you were marvellous, Victor.

- So did I.

- I was rather good, wasn't I?

I mean, he caught you with that rude picture,

didn't he?

Not rude, Elizabeth,

a picture of the human body.

-L'm interested in anatomy.

- Oh, come off it, Victor.

It's true. I was wondering, Maggie,

would you like to help me with my studies?

- Victor, I'd love to!

- Come on, then.

You see, Maggie, anatomy

is the study of the human body.

I'd like to have helped him.

I don't think he'd have

appreciated the offer, Stephan.

Oh, well, come on, you two. Let's go fishing.

We owe it to ourselves to know

as much about each other as possible.

Shall I take my clothes off now,

Victor?

Later, Maggie, later.

- Will that be all, sir?

- Thank you, alys, that will be all.

For the time being.

Please, master Victor.

Like father, like son, alys.

You've a long way to go

before you're like your father.

Not too long, my girl.

Not too long.

- I need some money, father.

- You can't have any.

You're two years ahead

on your allowance already.

- What do you need it for?

- I need some more scientific equipment.

You what?

Listen, son.

If you came and told me you needed money

because you'd got one of the village girls

into trouble, I'd give it to you.

That would be normal.

But it's not natural for a boy of your age

to be so interested

in all this scientific twaddle.

It's just as natural as a man of your age

being interested in a 16-year-old housemaid.

How dare you insinuate such a thing!

- Oh, come off it, father.

- You get supercilious with me, boy,

and I'll take a whip to you.

That's your answer to everything, isn't it?

- If you can't bed 'em, beat 'em.

- Why you little...

How about letting me go to university, then?

I've told you, your place is here, at the castle.

You'll see me in my grave before I let you

gallivant off to Vienna for the next few years.

For as much as it hath pleased

almighty god of his great mercy,

to take unto himself the soul

of our dear brother here departed,

we therefore commit his body to the ground.

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes...

Doesn't he look handsome?

You mustn't say things like that

at a time like this.

Well, he does!

Poor Victor. He looks so sad.

I wonder if he'll come back to school

now he's the baron.

No. I heard my father tell my mother that

he's going to university to Vienna.

- He's leaving straight after the funeral.

- Oh, no!

How long will he be away?

- Five years, at least.

- Oh, no!

Thou most worthyjudge eternal.

...to ensure

that the temperature remains constant

during the time necessary

for complete absorption.

And so you see, ladies and gentlemen,

that if the experiment

is carried out under these conditions,

we are left with only one possible result.

Frankenstein!

Are you paying attention?

No, sir.

No doubt you feel

your time is wasted in this class.

I sincerely hope not, sir.

Hmm.

Very well, class dismissed.

What are you doing this evening, Victor?

Hey, steady on.

She's the Dean's daughter.

I'd hardly be interested

if she were the Dean's son.

But you know what he's like.

If he catches you with her, you'll be expelled.

You are a worrier, Wilhelm.

First, he isn't going to catch me with her.

And second, even if he did,

he wouldn't expel me.

Pregnant, sir. My daughter is pregnant.

Congratulations.

Congratulations?

Ls that all you can find to say?

At the moment, sir.

What I would like to know

is what you intend to do about it.

I do have all my medical degrees.

Couldn't I give her a quick operation?

Or better still, couldn't you?

We will forget you made

that remark, young man.

Now, I am quite broad-minded.

I understand how it is for young people,

I don't approve, of course, but I understand.

I've been looking through your records.

You have a brilliant mind, my boy,

you'll go a long way.

You have a title and a considerable fortune,

i believe.

- Considerable.

- Then all is not as black as it first seemed.

The term ends in three weeks.

The wedding can take place

as soon as the holidays start.

How does that sound?

Pompous old windbag.

He can't wait to have a baron as a son-in-law.

He doesn't give a damn

about his daughter's chastity.

That makes two of you.

Well, what are you going to do?

Start my holidays early, I suppose.

In other words,

run away from your responsibilities.

Certainly. Take my advice, wil,

when responsibilities weigh too heavy,

that's the best thing you can do with 'em.

- Is your invitation still open?

- Of course it is.

We'll have a marvellous time.

The whole of the summer with nothing to do

but mess around in my laboratory.

I've ordered tons of new equipment

to be sent to the castle.

I've always wanted

to spend summer in a laboratory.

No, seriously. You know those experiments

I've been working on?

- Yes.

- Well, I've got some really incredible ideas.

Look, I want to show you something.

Hell, Victor.

Where did you get that?

I stole it from the anatomy class.

Watch.

Ready?

I think I'll send it to the Dean

as a going-away present.

- Stop, or you're dead!

- Whoa, whoa!

What's happened? Why have we stopped?

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