Characters
The protagonist and narrator of the story is...
Victor Frankenstein
Why did Frankenstein create the monster?
So he can discover the secrets of “life and death,” create a “new species,” and learn how to “renew life.”
The monster turns vengeful because of ____ filling him with hate and anger.
Isolation
“I expected this reception,” … All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things!”
Frankenstein’s monster when he is accused of murdering William
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Intelligent and sensitive yet ugly, the victim is...
Frankenstein's Monster
Why did the monster seek revenge against Victor?
He was shunned by society despite trying to integrate with human society.
He felt abandoned.
Blinded by dreams of glory they fail to consider the consequences of their actions, the humans in the book are displaying...
Ambition and Fallibility
“Unless I had been animated by an almost supernatural enthusiasm, my application to this study would have been irksome”
Frankenstein deflecting any blame from his monster’s crimes
When was the book written?
Whose letters both open and close the story of Frankenstein?
Robert Walton
To get revenge, who did Frankenstein’s monster kill?
Henry Clerval and Elizabeth Lavenza
Portrayed as the greatest and most perfect force in the universe is...
Nature and Romanticism
“I bitterly feel the want of a friend.”
Walton voicing his desire for a friend, sympathizing with Frankenstein
What is another title that the book goes by?
The Modern Prometheus
Victor’s childhood friend who also pursues science...
Henry Clerval
How did Victor Frankenstein die?
By pneumonia, which he contracts as he travels across the icy wastes of the Arctic to escape his hideous creation.
Never being accepted by human society, Frankenstein’s monster takes _____, eliminating any hope of acceptance.
Revenge
“All praises bestowed on her, I received as made to a possession of my own.”
Frankenstein describing Elizabeth as he is about to marry her
How did Shelley get the idea of Frankenstein?
Frankenstein’s mother-figure, sister-figure, and wife is...
Elizabeth Lavenza
At the end of the book, why did Frankenstein’s monster want to die?
He felt remorse for the death of Frankenstein and regret of killing
Starting off as innocent, Frankenstein’s monster is convinced of “the barbarity of men” after facing...
Prejudice
“Excellent friend! how sincerely you did love me, and endeavor to elevate my mind until it was on a level with your own!”
Frankenstein praising Clerval for saving him from despair multiple times in the book
What genre did Frankenstein invent?
Science-fiction