Frankenstein

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Margaret Saville.

recipient of a series of letters from her brother

Robert Walton

rescued Frankenstein from the arctic ice

William Frankenstein

the creature's first victim

wanders the mountains and valleys

After Justine's condemnation, in order to mitigate his guilt and sadness, Victor...

Meets Clerval the next morning he runs away and tries to hide

After Victor animates his creation, he...

create a female monster

After telling his story, the monster wants Victor to...

Paradise Lost The Sorrows of Werter Plutarch's Lives

Which books did the Creature read when he was hiding out?

The creature

Who actually killed Henry Clerval?

The Creature

Who actually murdered William?

William and Justine

Who are the Monster's first two victims?

Walton

Who does Victor die in front of?

Victor's grandfather (Caroline's side) The dear departed friend of Victor's father

Who is Beaufort?

The adopted daughter of the Frankenstein's and girl taken in by the Italian peasant family

Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?

Victor's closest childhood friend

Who is Henry Clerval?

Victor Frankenstein,

Who is accused of the murder of Henry Clerval?

Justine Moritz

Who is convicted of the murder of Victor's younger brother, William?

Elizabeth

Who said ". . . and if I see but one smile on your lips when we meet, occasioned by this or any other exertion of mine, I shall need no other happiness."

Creature

Who said "Blasted as thou were, my agony was still superior to thine, for the bitter sting of remorse will not cease to rankle in my wounds until death shall close them forever."

Alphonse Frankenstein

Who said "Excessive sorrow prevents improvement or enjoyment, or even the discharge of daily usefulness, without such no man is fit for society."

creature

Who said "I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?"

Victor

Who said "I had desired it with an ardent fervor that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart."

The creature

Who said "I swear by the sun, and by the blue sky of Heaven, and by the fire of love that burns my heart, that if you grant my prayer, while they exist you shall never behold me again."

The creature

Who said "I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils; destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through the wood with a stag-like swiftness."

Henry Clerval

Who said "My dear Frankenstein, how glad I am to see you! How fortunate that you should be here at the very moment of my alighting!"

Victor

Who said "None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science. In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder."

On a floating piece of ice in the ocean

Where does Walton's expedition find Victor?

a lightning bolt that destroys an oak

An act of nature that strongly affects Victor is...

A human

Armed with scientific knowledge, Victor decides upon the artificial creation of

Chemistry and the elixir of life

At the University in Ingolstadt, Victor becomes interested in...

a union between Victor and Elizabeth

Caroline dies peacefully with the assurance of...

study

Clerval's original purpose in coming to the University is to

Geneva

Frankenstein family home is in what town?

Caroline Baufort

Frankenstein family matriarch

Henry Clerval

Frankenstein's best friend

He cries. He falls into a long, feverish illness.

How does Victor react to seeing Henry dead?

Scarlet fever when Victor was only 17

How does Victor's mother die?

Walton escorts Victor northward in pursuit of the monster. He finds Victor on the northern ice and nurses him back to health.

How does Walton meet Victor?

By listening to Felix teach Safie English

How does the monster learn to speak?

by reminding Victor of his former obligation

How does the monster taunt Victor?

never

How often did Victor visit home during school?

28

How old is Walton at the beginning of the story?

she wants to obtain God's forgiveness

Justine confesses to William's murder because...

introduction

Many people thought Shelley's husband wrote the novel because he wrote the first

18

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein when she was

The death of Beaufort

The marriage between Victor's parents comes about after...

realizes they need it out of poverty

The monster stops stealing the cottagers' food because he...

Adam and Satan

To which character(s) in Paradise Lost does the monster compare himself?

Margaret Saville

To whom does Walton address his letters?

Mr. Kirwin

To whom is Victor taken after Henry is murdered?

Knowlege

Ultimately, Victor's schooling results in his obsession for...

Ingolstadt

Victor Frankenstein attends university in

Letter

Victor and Henry learn of William's death via...

create the female monster

Victor goes to the Orkneys to...

to shudder at his appearance

Victor's first response to the monster is...

the works of Cornelius Agrippa

Victor's initial interest in science is sparked at age 13 when he reads...

in a field outside of Geneva

Where does Victor first have a conversation with his monster?

Into Russia and the polar regions

Where does Victor follow the Monster?

Germany

Where does Victor go to school?

sister

Walton narrates the story and write letters to his...

Krempe and Waldman

What are the names of the professors at Ingolstadt who first taught Victor the methods of modern science?

Voney's Ruins of Empires

What book does Felix use to teach Safie French?

M. Waldman lectures on the state of modern science.

What causes Victor to change his negative opinions toward modern chemists?

They were discussing the nature of life

What discussions between Byron and Shelley influenced the development of Mary Shelley's idea for her novel?

Disappointment in his studies at Ingolstadt Lack of desire to marry Elizabeth

What do Elizabeth and Alphonse assume is the source of Victor's unhappiness?

He returns to England.

What does Walton do after Victor dies?

Poverty His own presence

What does the monster think causes Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey to be unhappy?

Make him a female creature, or make him less hideous

What does the monster want Victor to do to heal his loneliness?

A violent thunderstorm and subsequent conversation with a famous researcher

What introduces Victor to the study of electricity and galvanism?

Sea Captain

What is Robert Walton's occupation?

Find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific

What is Walton's goal on his expedition?

He is shot

What is the monster's reward for saving a girl from drowning?

Margaret Saville

What is the name of Walton's sister?

2 years

When Victor meets up with his creation in the mountains, how much time has passed?

first asks him which way the ship is going

When Walton rescues Victor, he is astonished because because Victor...

burns down the cottage

When the cottagers reject the monster, he

vows revenge against human kind

When the creature is driven away by fearful people, he

Walton

Who said "Wretch!" I said,"It is well that you come here to whine over the desolation that you have made. You throw a torch into a pile of buildings, and when they are consumed, you sit among the ruins, and lament the fall. Hypocritical fiend!"

Mr. Kirwin, an old and benevolent magistrate

Who summons Victor's father from Switzerland to visit Victor in prison?

Clerval

Who takes care of Victor when he falls ill after creating the monster?

Cornelius Agrippa Albertus Magnus Paracelsus

Who were the alchemists whom Victor studies in his adolescence?

Safie's father stripped them of their fortune. The French court took their fortune and exiled them from France for helping Safie's father escape from prison.

Why are Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey so poor?

To work on creating a female monster To study science

Why does Victor accompany Henry Clerval on a voyage to England and Scotland?

Victor imagines the Monster and his mate producing a race of monsters.

Why does Victor destroy the nearly finished female monster?

He hopes to hear that the creature was not responsible for William's death

Why does Victor remain in the creature's cave to hear his tale?

He recognizes that he shares with Walton the same fascination with forbidden knowledge.

Why does Victor tell Walton his story?

He misunderstands the creature's warning

Why doesn't Victor protect his wife, Elizabeth, from the monster's attack on the night of their wedding?

She is in love with another man.

Why doesn't the Russian sailor marry the woman he loves?

She was framed by the creature He stashed a picture of Caroline in her dress that William had on before he died

Why is Justine accused of William's murder?

Creating life Reaching the North Pole

With what is Walton obsessed with?

Victor Frankenstein

creator of the creature

Alphonse Frankenstein

died of grief in his son's arms

Elizabeth Lavenza

lived with the Frankenstein family and married Victor

usefulness of fire

one of the monster's first discoveries involves the...

Felix DeLacey

unknowingly taught the creature how to read and write


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