What did Victor Frakenstein do right when it came to doing the experiment?In my English class, we are having a trial to see if he crossed the line...

I do a very similar activity with my twelfth graders, so I hope to give you some insight on what is, at times, the harder point of view to defend.  It may be argued that Victor Frankenstein has not crossed the line because he is acting for a greater cause, which is to determine if death can be beat.  He is grieving the loss of his mother and wants to provide hope for himself and others who may have suffered the loss of a loved one. This hope lies in the possibility of defying death to achieve immortality. A scientist takes risks to make discoveries beneficial to mankind.  As he plans this endeavor, he has no idea that his creature will become a monster.  Of course, you don't want to delve into that too much because that would cross over into the other side of the coin that Victor should have shown responsibility for his creation, which in turn might have prevented the resulting monster.  Hopefully, this will give you a good starting point!