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After Victor destroys the female creature, what does the first creature promise to do?

To be there on Victor's wedding night

Who was identified as William Frankenstein's murderer and on what evidence?

Justine Moritz and it was because William's picture was found on her

Who is the author of Frankenstein?

Mary W. Shelley

What does Victor say to Walton after Walton describes his plans?

"Do you share my madness?"

After he is rejected by the De Lacey family, what does the creature do to the cottage?

Burns it to the ground

What does the creature ask Victor to do for him?

Create a female creature just like him so that they can sympathize and love one another.

What "raw materials" does Victor use to create his creature?

Dead body parts that he gets from charnel houses and from deceased plague victims

What "gift" does Caroline give to Victor as a young boy (he takes it very literally)?

Elizabeth Lavanza as his "More than sister"

In chapter two, who does Victor blame for his "utter and terrible destruction"?

Fate or Destiny

What are Caroline Beaufort's final wishes?

For Victor to marry Elizabeth and that Elizabeth take her place in the household (raising William)

What is the full title of the book?

Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus

What attitudes toward justice are expressed by Victor's father?

He believed that justice would prevail in the end and that Justine would be found innocent if she was indeed innocent.

Why does Victor change his mind about creating the female creature and who is watching as she is destroyed?

He is afraid that she will not honor the promise that the first creature made and that she might conceive and raise an entire race of monsters...The first creature is watching when he destroys her.

What event during the creature's travels confirms his hatred of man?

He rescues a drowning girl and is then chased and sot by her companion

Who is Prometheus?

He was a god that stole fire from other gods and gave it to humans. He was punished by having his liver eaten by a bird every single day while being tied to a rock.

Who is writing the letters at the beginning of the story?

Robert Walton (to his sister, Margaret Saville)

Robert Walton is in this country when writing the first and second letter:

Russia

Who arrives at the cottage in the Spring and what is her relationship to Felix?

Safie. She and Felix (though they speak in different languages) are in love

What were the circumstances that led to Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein?

She was part of a contest with Percy Shelley and Lord Byron. They wanted to see who could write the scariest tale. She had a nightmare that evening and it inspired the story.

Why did Justine say she confessed to the murder of William?

She was pressured by the priest and told that she would not be forgiven and avoid damnation unless she confessed.

After the death of Justine, Victor takes a long journey. Where does he go and what is the significance of this particular trip to the author of the book?

The French Alps. The route described in the book is the exact shame trip that Mary Shelley, her husband Percy Shelley and Lord Byron took together.

What happens while Walton is writing the final letter to his sister?

The creature boards the ship in order to mourn for Victor's death. He is saddened and regretful for both his and Victor's actions and admits to becoming the fiend that Victor believed him to be.

How does Victor sustain himself during his long pursuit of the creature?

The creature leaves him food along the journey...he wants to keep Victor alive.

What condition is the De Lacey family in and how does the creature help them?

They are in a state of poverty and the monster helps them by chopping firewood and leaving it out for them to find.

What actually happens on Victor's wedding night?

Victor thought the creature would kill him but the creature murdered Elizabeth instead

Who is William and how old is he?

Victor's youngest brother, 5


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