What is a monster?
Are monsters created or are they born?
How can we define “madness”?
What makes an individual powerful?
How does individual power change in relationships with others?
Do individuals control groups, or do groups control individuals?
How does a society maintain order? Are laws necessary?
How do fear and desire for acceptance influence human behavior?
Browning, Robert - "Porphyria's Lover"
Carroll, Lewis - "Jabberwocky"
Tennyson - "The Kraken"
Grose, Thomas K. - "Jack the Ripper Revisited"