Quotes
This means "a sudden outburst of emotion or action."
“He pressed my hand feebly, and his eyes closed as if by excess of fatigue; but I thought I saw a slight convulsive motion of the features, which he instantly suppressed; and a _________ of grief seemed to have seized him” (Letter IV).
What is paroxysm?
The first victim of the creature's rampage
Who is William?
Mary Shelley's husband's name
Who is Percy Shelley?
Victor's mission after the death of Elizabeth
What is ending the monster?
This means to become accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant.
“I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day… By _______ my body to hardship, my frame became hardened, and my mind resolute” (Letter I).
What is inure or inuring?
This character said, "Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition!"
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
What literary movement was at height when Mary Shelley was writing? It deals with the importance of being outside and valuing individual perspectives and emotions.
What is Romanticism?
Name of the famous poet who hosted the gathering in Switzerland where Shelly first dreamed up the story?
Who was Lord Byron?
The last person killed completing the Creature's "perfect revenge"
Who is Elizabeth?
This character said, "My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy, and when wrenched by misery to vice and hatred, it did not endure the violence of the change, without torture such as you cannot even imagine."
Who is the Creature?
This famous poem is quoted in Victor's narrative.
What is "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
Why did Shelley write Frankenstein
What is a storytelling contest?
How did Caroline Frankenstein die?
What is Scarlet Fever?
In the final scene, the Creature says that he was "superior" to Frankenstein in this specific way.
He suffered greater "agony" than Frankenstein did.
This character said, “Justine, you may remember, was a great favourite of yours; and I recollect you once remarked that if you were in an ill humour, one glance from Justine could dissipate it..."
Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?
Who are "they" in this sentence?: "They insisted...that I engage with a solemn promise, that if the vessel should be freed I would instantly direct my course southward."
Half a dozen sailors on Walton's ship.
How did Mary Shelley meet her husband?
Who is the only female character to treat Frankenstein coldly?
When the Creature reads Paradise Lost, he finds himself relating to which character?
Who is the Devil?
This character said, "Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this sad; it is sad trash."
Who is Victor's father?
In the final chapter, how does Walton behave differently towards the Creature than any other character has before? Be specific.
Walton asked the creature to remain in his presence: "I called on him to stay."
What scientific theory played a role in Frankenstein? Hint: IT'S ALIVE
What is Galvinism
How did Alphonse Frankenstein die?
What is a broken heart.
True or false: the Creature dies at the end of the novel.
False.