Frankenstein Chapters 6-10
Why does Victor not announce the real murder or confess to the crime.(chapter 8)
Because he created the monster who murdered William. He didn't confess bc he was in Ingolstadt on the night of the murder. Also because people would see him as a madman
How did Clearval help Victor restore his health(chpt6)
Clerval clears all things that are related to philosophy from Victors home so he wouldn't be reminded of it.
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things as if they were the same.
Contrast Victor's feelings about the Swiss landscape during the day with how he views it at night.(chapter 7)
During the day he described it in a more joyful way saying it gives him the same feelings as it gave him a long time ago, rather than at night he describes it negatively saying that it brings grief and fear to him
How does Elizabeth defend Justine.(chapter 8)
Elizabeth states that Justine was like a mother to William. She also praises Justine's character and says that she was loved by the entire Frankenstein family.
Where does victor travel to revive his spirits?(chapter 10)
He decides to travel to the summit of Montanvert
Why does Victor feel like the true murder of William and Justine?(chapter 9)
He feels like the true murderer of William and Justine because he created the monster that killed william which justine got blamed for and as punishment died
What does Victor do at night when the rest of his family has gone to bed?(chapter 9)
He goes boating on Lake Geneva
Explain how the creature blames humanity for his behavior?(chapter 10)
He said that people were mean and cruel to him so he was being mean and cruel back
What does he see running towards him at the top of the glacier?(chapter 10)
He sees the creature/monster running towards him
Why does Victor claim he is suffering worse than the accused?(chapter 8)
He states that he is worse off because he feels guilt and remorse because he created the monster that murdered 2 people - William and Justine.
How does Victor talk himself out of pursuing the creature?(chapter 7)
He talks himself out of pursuing the creature because it would only be out of vain.
Why does Victors father imples Victor to return to Geneva?(chapter 7)
He tells Victor that William is dead and that he urges him to come to Geneva
What evidence is used to charge Justine with the crime of killing William.(chapter 7)
Her servant finding a picture of of their mother in her pocket, and the amount of confusion on the manner
What is the creatures chief complaint?(chapter 10)
His chief complaint was that he had no friends
What does his father do in hopes to cheer up Victor?(chapter9)
His father takes him on a trip into the Swiss Mountains
How does Justine come to live with the Frankenstein family?
Justiens father died and her mother treated her very badly so she lived with the Frankensteins as a servant.
Why does Mary Shelly insert the last stanza of Percy Shelley's "Mutability" into the narrative?(chapter 10)
Mary Shelley inserts the last stanza of Percy Shelley poem to express Victors feelings
Why does Elizabeth blame herself for Williams death?
She gave the killer a motive becuase ealier that day William had asked her to wear a locket
Why does Elizabeth refuse to believe that Justine is guilty?(chapter 7)
She trust Justine and considers her part of the family that she knows really well. She firmly believes she knows Justine is incapable of committing such a crime, especially against William.
Why did Justine confess to Williams murder?(chapter 8)
She was hoping to be absolved and to be saved; she was forced into it out of fear of hell and eternal damnation and ex-communication.
What cheers up Victor in a slight way?(chapter 9)
The beautiful scenery cheers him somewhat, but his respite from grief is short-lived.
Explain how the creature offers Victor an ultimatum
The creature threatened to kill all of Victors family members if he did not comply with his conditions
How does William die?(chapter 7)
The creature/monster strangles him in the woods outside Geneva.
How does Victor feel after Justine dies?(chapter 9)
Victor is filled with meloncholy and is depressed
How has Victors attitude towards natural philosophy changed?(chapter 6)
Victor now falls ill-minded when he sees or hears anything related to natural philosophy
What is a simlie
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as
What is a hyperbole
figurative language that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect
How long has it been since Victor has been home?(chapter 7)
nearly 6 years
What is an alliteration?
repetition of a consonant sound
What do Victor and Clerval begin studying together?(chapter 6)
studying ancient and foreign languages
What is personification?
when non-human things are described as having human attributes