<P> Pretorius performs experiments creating life similar to Henry 's . He unveils to Henry a group of various homunculi -- miniature living humans which he has kept in bottles , and claims to have grown from `` seed '' like cultures . Each figure represents a different character : a queen , which he claims was his first experiment , a king which is madly in love with the Queen and has a resemblance to Henry VIII , an archbishop which disapproves of what the King is doing , the Devil ( a man in a black suit ) , a ballerina dancer , a mermaid ( grown from `` an experiment with seaweed '' ) which lives in water . Pretorious gleefully compares his own visage to that of the Devil : `` There 's a certain resemblance to me , do n't you think ? Or do I flatter myself ? '' He says sometimes he thinks life would be more interesting if they were all devils . He has been unsuccessful , however , in creating a full - sized human . He proposes to Henry that together they create a mate for his monster , with Henry building the body and Pretorius supplying an artificially - grown brain . Henry initially balks at the idea , but Pretorius reminds him that he is capable of exposing him to the authorities as the creator of the Monster who has done so much damage . Later , he meets the Monster in a crypt where he has gone to steal bodies and is dining using the top of a coffin as a picnic table . When the Monster asks him ' Friend ? ' he gives him the remains of his chicken . He tells the Monster of his plans to create a mate for him . </P>
<P> Pretorius performs experiments creating life similar to Henry 's . He unveils to Henry a group of various homunculi -- miniature living humans which he has kept in bottles , and claims to have grown from `` seed '' like cultures . Each figure represents a different character : a queen , which he claims was his first experiment , a king which is madly in love with the Queen and has a resemblance to Henry VIII , an archbishop which disapproves of what the King is doing , the Devil ( a man in a black suit ) , a ballerina dancer , a mermaid ( grown from `` an experiment with seaweed '' ) which lives in water . Pretorious gleefully compares his own visage to that of the Devil : `` There 's a certain resemblance to me , do n't you think ? Or do I flatter myself ? '' He says sometimes he thinks life would be more interesting if they were all devils . He has been unsuccessful , however , in creating a full - sized human . He proposes to Henry that together they create a mate for his monster , with Henry building the body and Pretorius supplying an artificially - grown brain . Henry initially balks at the idea , but Pretorius reminds him that he is capable of exposing him to the authorities as the creator of the Monster who has done so much damage . Later , he meets the Monster in a crypt where he has gone to steal bodies and is dining using the top of a coffin as a picnic table . When the Monster asks him ' Friend ? ' he gives him the remains of his chicken . He tells the Monster of his plans to create a mate for him . </P>
what is the significance of pretorius 's miniatures
what is the significance of pretorius 's miniatures
Each figure represents a different character : a queen , which he claims was his first experiment , a king which is madly in love with the Queen and has a resemblance to Henry VIII , an archbishop which disapproves of what the King is doing , the Devil ( a man in a black suit ) , a ballerina dancer , a mermaid ( grown from `` an experiment with seaweed '' ) which lives in water
Each figure represents a different character : a queen , which he claims was his first experiment , a king which is madly in love with the Queen and has a resemblance to Henry VIII , an archbishop which disapproves of what the King is doing , the Devil ( a man in a black suit ) , a ballerina dancer , a mermaid ( grown from `` an experiment with seaweed '' ) which lives in water