Frankenstein Chapter 6-10
At Justine's trial, she maintains she is innocent, but
Cannot explain how William's portrait of his mother wound up in her pocket, so she is sentenced to death
A while later Victor decides to travel to __________, hoping the trip will provide ___________
Chamonix, France; relief from his ephemeral, because human, sorrows.
At Chamonix, Victor continues to feel
Despair; he again tries to escape it through nature; he climbs to the peak of a mountain called Montanvert
What does Victor do after realizing his distress towards sciences?
He gives up such studies for a while and studies the Middle Eastern language with Clerval.
With great eloquence the monster claims that
He is Victor's offspring, and says "I ought to be thy Adam"
What did Elizabeth write to Victor about in her letter?
She updates Victor on his brothers, and says that Justine Moritz has come to live with them after the death of her mother
When Victor and Elizabeth visit Justine is prison, Justine explains that
She was pressured into confessing by her jailors; she succumbed, and confessed a lie. She says she's ready to die and leave behind the "sad and bitter world". The next day Justine is executed
One day Elizabeth tells Victor
That she no longer sees the world the same way after witnessing the execution of an innocent
Just as the view of Montanvert begins to lift Victor's spirits, he sees
The monster; he curses it and wishes for its destruction
Who does Victor realize killed his brother?
The monster; which means Victor was really responsible since he created the monster
After Justine's execution, the Frankensteins go to
Their vacation homes in Belrive to escape the bad memories of what's happened; yet Victor still has thoughts of suicide and begins to desire revenge against the monster
What does Victor and Clerval do after finding out the death of William?
They rush back to Geneva, but the town gate is locked when they arrive, so Victor visits the spot his brother died
Near the end of the term, as Victor and Clerval wait to travel back to Geneva, they
They take a tour around Germany which rekindles Victor's love of nature and raises his spirits
After the monster's claims, Victor
For the first time thinking about his responsibilities as a creator, follows the monster to a cave in the glacier, and sits down to listen
Near where Victor's brother died, he sees
A figure resembling the monster
Justine Moritz
A former servant of the Frankensteins
On returning from the tour around Germany, Victor receives
A letter from his father saying that his youngest brother, William,, has been murdered
The evidence leading people to accuse Justine of killing Victor's brother
In Justine's pocket, the police found a portrait of Victor's mother that William had been wearing
The monster continues to say that
It was once benevolent, and turned to violence only after Victor abandoned it. It begs Victor to listen to its story.
Victor speaks with a member of the court, who says that
Justine has already confessed to the crime
When Victor arrives home the next day, his brother Ernest informs him that
Justine has been accused of William's murder
Victor announces to his family that
Justine is not guilty, but says no more since he fears anyone hearing his story would think he's insane; Victor is confident that Justine could not be convinced for a crime she did not commit
On Victor's way to visit the spot of his brother's death what did he see?
Lightning playing over the peaks of the mountain Mont Blanc.
What did Victor realize when introducing Clerval to his professors?
Victor finds anything connected with natural philosophy causes him distress
Along the way of Victor's trip, he sees
Waterfalls and the towering Mont Blanc; which remind him of happier times but never for long
After Justine's execution, Victor feels
guilt overwhelm him for his secret role in William and Justine's deaths
Victor wishes that he could confess in Justine's place, but he doesn't because he realizes
his absence at the time of the murder would make his confession sound like nonsense
