Victor
What university does Victor attend?
The University of Ingolstadt
Who was the creatures first victim?
William Frankenstein
What does the creature desire in this novel?
Nurture, love, acceptance, companionship,
Elizabeth is initially Victor's what?
Adopted sister/cousin
What type of weather was used frequently in Frankenstein?
Rain and lightening (storms)
What triggers Victors obsession with life and death?
His mothers death
What does the creature demand from Victor?
A female companion
What family does the creature observe for many months?
The De Lacey family
Elizabeth writes a letter to Victor concerning what?
Who was wrongfully accused of the murder of Victor's younger brother, William?
Justine Moritz
Who inspired Victor's desire for knowledge?
Cornelius Agrippa
Who does the creature compare himself to in "Paradise Lost"?
Adam and Satan
What triggers the creatures need for revenge towards Victor?
The lack of nurture but mainly when Victor destroys the female creature
What does Elizabeth represent?
Purity, goodness, and beauty
What is the natural element that is used to symbolize the power of creation and destruction?
How does Victor create the creature?
With research. And by gathering body parts from graveyards & dissecting rooms, and finally assembles those parts into a human-like form on a "dreary night" of November.
Who was the creature's final victim?
Elizabeth
When does the creature say he will be with Victor?
On his wedding night
How did Elizabeth's death impact Victor?
It filled him with immense guilt and triggered his desire for revenge towards the creature.
What is the main theme in Frankenstein?
Our actions have consequences and how the desire/pursuit for deep knowledge can lead to a misfortune of events.
When was the very first time Victor began to regret his creation?
Immediately after creating the "daemon"
What was the creatures last act of kindness?
Saving the little girl from drowning.
What are the 3 books the creature reads?
"Paradise Lost", "Plutarch's Lives", and "Sorrows of Werther"
When does Elizabeth die?
On her wedding night
How does Paradise Lost function as more than an allusion in Frankenstein?
It functions as more than an allusion because the creature feels a sense of sympathy towards this book. In the sense that he relates with Adam and compares himself to Satan.