Frankenstein
What is the name of Beaufort's daughter?
Caroline
Who or what does Victor claim has influence over him as soon as he leaves his father's house
Chance, the Angel of Destruction
Once Frankenstein is better, what suggestion does his friend make?
Clerval suggests that Frankenstein contact his family.
Why didn't Frankenstein return home during the first two years of his study?
He started studying anatomy and physiology and spent days and nights in charnel houses.
What one thought and purpose fills Victor Frankenstein after the lecture?
He vows to pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.
In Chapter 2, we learn about the subject Victor is passionate about. What questions does he seek answers to?
He wanted to learn the secrets of heaven and earth. He wanted to learn about the mysteries of nature and about the soul of man.
What nightmare did Frankenstein have?
He went to hug Elizabeth and she was dead.
What major change does Victor note in his live upon leaving for the university?
He will be alone and unfit for the company of strangers.
In Chapter 5, what friend shows up?
Henry Clerval
Who is Victor's closest friend?
Henry Clerval
Who would like to accompany Victor to university?
Henry Clerval
Did the creature's appearance match Frankenstein's expectations? Explain.
His expectations were shattered. He saw his creation as a catastrophe. What should have been beautiful was horrid.
What happened to the parents of Elizabeth?
The mother died giving birth to her and the father either died or went to prison.
Why does Frankenstein create a gigantic creature?
The parts are so tiny on a normal individual and he needed a bigger person so the intricacies would not slow him down.
What advice does Professor Waldman give Frankenstein?
To be a true man of science, he should study and apply to every branch of natural philosophy such as mathematics and chemistry.
Why is Victor's childhood relevant to his "tale of misery"?
To explain the rise of his passion and the steps that took his happiness away.
According to Frankenstein, in what ways does science differ from other courses of study?
Unlike other subjects,in scientific pursuit, there is continual food for discovery and wonder.
What happens to Frankenstein? (Behavior)
He has a mental breakdown.
Why doesn't Frankenstein allow his friend to enter his apartment immediately?
He is afraid that the monster is still in there.
To whom is Frankenstein's condition compared? (Allusion)
He is compared to the ancient mariner in Coleridge's poem.
How does Professor Krempe react to Victor's past studies?
He mocks him and said that what he was studying was nonsense.
How does Professor Waldman react to Victor's past studies?
He praises him for reading the works of others.
After succeeding his dream, what does he do?
He retires to his bedchamber and sleeps.
What "accident" did Victor see that changed the "current" of his ideas? What did he start studying?
He saw what lightning could do to a tree and begin studying the Laws of Electricity.
What is the name of Walton's sister?
Margaret
Percy Shelley
Mary's husband
In Chapter 2, what new course of studies does Victor undertake?
Mathematics
Does Frankenstein remain with his creation?
No
Does Frankenstein share his secret with Walton?
No
How does Victor describe his parents?
loving
How does the orphan child who attracts attention differ from the other children?
She was thin, fair skinned, and blonde.
What was Victor's mother's wish?
She wished to see her children united.
What happens to Beaufort's daughter after his death?
orphan and beggar
Why does Victor's parents, especially his mom, enter the cottages of the poor
out of a sense of duty
What kind of man is Beaufort?
proud
According to Frankenstein, what should a perfect person do?
A perfect person should always keep a calm and peaceful mind and never allow passion or passing desires to disturb the peace.
What "present" does Victor's mom give him?
Elizabeth
In Chapter 3, what delayed Victor's departure for the university?
Elizabeth became ill with Scarlet Fever.
In Chapter 1, we learn that our narrator grew up in ...
Geneva
The orphaned child's mother was of what ethnicity?
German
What does Frankenstein expect to happen upon success of his venture?
He believes that a new species would bless him as its creator.
After many days and nights of labor, what does Frankenstein discover?
He discovered the cause and generation of life. He became able to bestow animation upon lifeless matter.
When the monster tried to talk to Frankenstein, how did Frankenstein react?
He freaked out and escaped to the courtyard
What detail demonstrates the degree to which Frankenstein attends to his studies?
His studies became his sole occupation. He became immersed and obsessed.
Describe the time and place in which the creature comes to life.
It was a dreary night in November at one o'clock in the morning. The monsters dull, yellow eye opened
The orphaned child's father was of what ethnicity?
Italian
How does Elizabeth respond to her own and the family's grief?
She devotes herself to making the family happy.
What happened to Victor's mother?
She died from Scarlet Fever.
In Chapter 4, what phenomenon attracts Frankenstein's attention? What does he seek to answer?
The structure of the human frame and all things endued with life attracted his attention. He asked, "...did the principle of life proceed?"
1797
Year of Mary's birth
Robert Walton
a seafaring man that is seaching for the source of magnetism in the polar regions and for a passage near the poles.
Frankenstein
a word that has become synonymous with "monster"
William Godwin
an influential political philosopher and novelist
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Mary Wollstonecraft
author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and pioneer in promoting women's rights and education
Mary Shelley
author of Frankenstein
In Chapter 2, how does Victor feel about his studies?
discontented and unsatisfied
In his letters to his sister, what does Walton say he longs for?
friend
What is it Walton seeks most?
glory
