Characters
Genevan student of science who searches for the secret of life.
Victor Frankenstein
The first professor Victor meets at the university.
Dr. Krempe
When Victor was a child, he read books written by people who studied...
alchemy
Victor was very impressed by Dr. Krempe at their first meeting.
FALSE
When a character tells their own story, this is called _____.
For example: "I was seven years old when I first left my home country..."
First Person Point of View
Victor's father
Alphonse Frankenstein
This character dies of scarlet fever.
Caroline Frankenstein née Beaufort.
What was the first tragedy of Victor's life?
His mother died of scarlet fever.
How long is Victor at the university before Henry arrives?
Two years.
When Victor speaks of tragedies and misery to come as he recounts his experiences to Walton, it is an example of.....
Foreshadowing
Victor's best friend
Henry Clerval
Cousin whose mother died in Italy and father sent her to Victor's father when he remarried.
Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor's fiancée.
Victor leaves for university in...
Ingolstadt, Germany.
Why does Victor become obsessed with biology?
He wants to learn to reanimate the dead.
Nobody but Victor knows about the monster, but we the audience know the monster is out there. This is an example of...
Dramatic Irony
Teacher who inspired Victor
M. Waldman/Professor Waldman
This character takes care of Victor during his long months of being ill.
Henry Clerval
When Victor first creates the monster and it awakens, how does Victor react?
He runs from the lab and paces his bedroom.
Why is Victor outside the inn when Henry arrives in Ingolstadt?
He ran from the Creature and wandered the city all night.
Mary Shelley's subtitle "The Modern Prometheus" is an _______ to the Greek myth of Prometheus.
Allusion
The youngest Frankensteins.
Victor's brothers, William and Ernest.
This character was rescued from destitution by Victor's father after an old friend of his died.
Caroline Beaufort (Victor's mother).
What character wakes Victor the night before Henry arrives in Ingolstadt?
The Creature.
When Victor is fifteen, he sees a tree struck by lightning. What does this change for him?
His attitude toward alchemy and his interest in modern science.
What parallel exists between Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein?
They are both ambitious enough to sacrifice everything for knowledge.