Frankenstein Vocabulary
What does the word wantonly mean in this sentence?
"Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?"
Done without regard for consequences
What does isolation bring to characters in Frankenstein?
Sadness or insanity
Name the character: The wife of Alphonse Frankenstein and mother of Victor. Her death was the catalyst in Victor's interest of the revival of the dead.
Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein.
"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."
The Creature
What is the name of the professor at Ingolstadt who first teaches Victor the methods of modern science?
Professor Waldman
What does the word indefatigable mean in this sentence?
"My father's care and attentions were indefatigable, but he did not know the origin of my sufferings and sought erroneous methods to remedy the incurable ill."
Without tiring; persisting tirelessly
What common theme amongst humans causes The Creature to turn evil?
Rejection
She is wrongly executed for the murder of young William Frankenstein but confesses in order to gain the forgiveness of God.
Justine Mortiz
"I beg permission to have a few witnesses examined concerning my character; and if their testimony shall not overweigh my supposed guilt, I must be condemned, although I would pledge my salvation on my innocence.”
Justine Moritz
How does Walton meet Victor?
Walton finds Victor near the North Pole and nurses him back to health.
What does emaciated mean in this sentence?
"His limbs were nearly frozen, and his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering."
Unhealthily thin
What does the state of nature (the seasons and the weather) typically represent in Frankenstein?
The mood of the chapter/characters
Who dismissed Victor's interest in alchemy?
Professor Krempe
“I am the cousin of the unhappy child who was murdered, or rather his sister, for I was educated by, and have lived with his parents ever since and even long before, his birth. It may, therefore, be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character.
Elizabeth Lavenza
Who takes care of Victor when he falls ill after creating the monster?
Henry
What does melancholy mean in this sentence?
"But he is generally melancholy and despairing, and sometimes he gnashes his teeth, as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppresses him."
A deep and thoughtful sadness
What is nature's role in Frankenstein?
(Hint:It plays two roles)
Nature serves as an emotionally restorative force but it can also serve as a reminder to humans that they are small compared to its forces.
He helped The Turk escape injustice and death in France. He unknowingly gave The Creature knowledge of all sorts including language, geography, and law.
Felix DeLacey
"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."
Victor Frankenstein
How does the monster learn to speak?
By listening to and observing the DeLacey family
What does the word capacious mean in this sentence?
"I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind, whose tastes are like my own, to approve or amend my plans."
Able to hold or include a lot of things
Why is knowledge a double edged sword in Frankenstein?
(Double edged sword: something that has both good and bad parts or results)
While gaining knowledge can be beneficial, misuse of it can be destructive.
The author of Frankenstein. Her life was plagued by death and misfortune to those she loved, including the death of her mother, husband, and children.
Mary Shelley
"Good God! in what desert land have you lived, where no one was kind enough to inform you that these fancies, which you have so greedily imbibed, are a thousand years old, and as musty as they are ancient?"
Professor Krempe
To which character(s) in Paradise Lost does the monster compare himself?
(Hint: two characters who have fallen from the grace of God)
Adam and Satan