Read the following excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which is
narrated by Dr. Frankenstein:
[B]ut now, for the first time the wickedness of my promise
burst upon me; I shuddered to think that future ages might
curse me as their pest, whose selfishness had not
hesitated to buy its own peace at the price, perhaps, of the
existence of the whole human race.
Which phrase from the passage best supports the theme that humans
possess the ability to be monstrous?
A. whole human race
B. shuddered to think
C. wickedness of my promise
D. peace at the price