Characters
This blind man’s inability to judge appearances makes him the Creature’s best hope for compassion.
Who is De Lacey?
The Creature’s repeated rejection by society reveals this central emotional theme.
What is isolation?
The Creature compares himself to this outcast figure from Paradise Lost.
Who is Satan?
Victor disposes of the female Creature’s remains in this body of water.
What is the sea?
This was the cause of Alphonse's death.
What is grief?
This woman defies her father's authority by seeking freedom and education in Europe.
Who is Safie?
The Creature longs for this basic human connection denied to him.
What is companionship?
After fleeing the De Laceys' cottage, the Creature saves this during a natural disaster.
What is a girl?
Victor destroys the second Creature after seeing the Creature's face here.
What is the window?
This character testifies to Victor’s innocence during his murder trial.
Who is Kirwin?
His kindness to Safie and cruelty to the Creature highlight his moral inconsistency.
Who is Felix?
Victor’s neglect of the Creature explores this philosophical responsibility.
What is creation?
After rejection, the Creature burns this symbolic location in fury.
What is the cottage?
The Creature vows to return on this ominous future occasion.
What is the wedding?
Elizabeth’s death occurs in this specific location.
What is the bedroom?
This character's murder symbolizes the death of Victor’s humanistic and idealistic side.
Who is Henry Clerval?
Victor’s obsessive pursuit of knowledge best represents this Romantic-era warning.
What is Ambition?
This specific emotion drives the Creature to strangle William Frankenstein.
What is vengeance?
Victor fears that this may happen if he completes the female creation.
What is reproduction?
Frankenstein requests that Walton do this as he dies.
What is kill the creature?
This Irish magistrate, initially suspicious, later aids Victor by providing medical care and a legal defense.
Who is Mr. Kirwin?
Victor and the Creature reflect each other in this literary device.
What are foils/doubling?
This novel read by the Creature gives him insight into human society and government.
What is the Ruins?
Victor's arrest in Ireland occurs in this specific city.
What is Dublin?
The Creature tells Walton he will end his life using this method (or metaphor?).
What is fire?