Frankenstein Review (ch.10-16)
Paradise Lost - the question of existence
What is this reference? "Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay/To mould me Man, did I solicit thee/From darkness to promote me?"
A rainy vacation and a horrifying dream
What prompted the writing of "Frankenstein"?
Gothic Romance
"Frankenstein" is this type of genre
1818
"Frankenstein" was written/published in
Safie
A beautiful, foreign woman to whom Felix courts
The French court seized their fortune and property
Because of this, Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey live in poverty
the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
Both the creature and this character were put into situations beyond their control by the hands of a higher being, forced to live with the consequences of their actions.
The ability to speak
By listening to the sounds the cottage family makes, the creature learns this skill
Justine Mortiz
Convicted for the murder of young William Frankenstein
Scarlet fever
Elizabeth falls ill and Victor's mother nurses to her health; Caroline falls sick, and dies
18
Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" at the age of:
Magnetism
Robert Walton travels to the North Pole to discover how it works
Satan
The creature relates to this character from "Paradise Lost"
A female monster companion
The creature says Victor owes him this favor to heal his loneliness
Knowledge can be dangerous
The monster and Victor agree on this aspect
Watching Felix and Safie
The monster learned to write by:
Monsieur Waldman
The professor at Ingolstadt who teaches Victor the methods of modern science
Gun shot
The reward given to the monster for rescuing the little girl from drowning
Henry Clerval
They care for Victor Frankenstein after he falls ill upon the creation of the monster
Shrek
This character was related to the monster, in that they are both misjudged and misunderstood, and share a likeness with onions.
Jurrasic Park
This connection relates to our essential question about the pros and cons of scientific advancement - what happens when we focus too much on whether or not we can, instead of whether or not we should?
Light and Fire
This symbol represents the safeness and warmth of fatherhood, and the power of knowledge, discovery and enlightenment; but simultaneously represents the potential possibility of getting hurt or left behind.
Monstrosity
This theme is prevalent throughout the text; although the creature is the most literal interpretation of this theme, other characters display qualities that could qualify them as this.
Victor Frankenstein
Through who's perspective is the story told?
Eternal revenge upon all mankind
Upon rejection by the family in the cottage, the creature swears this:
Ingolstadt
Victor Frankenstein attends this university to pursue the natural sciences
Margaret Saville, his sister
Walton writes letters of his voyage to...?
Geneva
Where the Frankenstein family originates
Felix
Who said this? "It is utterly useless, we can never again inhabit your cottage. The life of my father is in the greatest danger, owing to the dreadful circumstance that I have related. My wife and sister will never recover from the horror."
The creature
Who said this? "Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled, and whom all men disowned?
