Mary Shelley
Why was her marriage to Percy Bysshe Shelley considered scandalous?
He was already married.
What event leads Frankenstein to be interested in death - especially the idea that it could be reversed?
His mother's death
Provide three details that describe the monster's appearance.
answers may vary: black lips, pearly white teeth, long flowing black hair, 8 feet tall, hideous
How does the monster learn about how he was created?
He finds one of Victor's letters in the pocket of the "dress" he took from the lab.
Which character is referred to as Victor's "promised gift?"
Elizabeth
She is rumored to have learned to write by doing what?
Tracing the letters on her mother's gravestone.
What events leads Frankenstein to become interested in galvanism - the animation of objects through electricity?
a thunderstorm
What happens when the monster meets the blind man? Be specific.
He pleads his case to the blind man without revealing that his "friends" are in fact the DeLaceys. The blind man is receptive, but the younger DeLaceys return and are horrified. Agatha faints, Safie runs away, and Felix becomes violent with him.
What is the monster's diet
Berries, nuts, roots, and occasionally the stolen meal until he learns better...
What is the name of Felix's "sweet Arabian?"
Safie
What happened to Mary in 1815, which plunged her into depression?
What is the name of the university city where Victor creates the monster?
Ingolstadt
Describe the monster's first encounter with humans.
The shepherd runs away from him. Later when he enters a village, people become violent toward him and throw objects at him... he runs away fearfully.
How does the monster plan to approach the DeLacey family? What is his plan?
He plans to approach the blind man while the others are away. The blind man will not be startled by the monster's appearance, and through his words he will gain "the goodwill and mediation" of the blind man, who will advocate for him.
How does Henry Clerval's father feel about education?
He sees little merit in it, and he initially dissuades Henry from going off to the university. He wants him to be a bookkeeper.
What happened to Mary's husband, Percy's, first wife?
She committed suicide.
In what city is Victor's home located?
Geneva
How does the monster display empathy?
He feels the emotions of the cottagers as he observes them. To ease their suffering, he performs acts of kindness for them, such as chopping firewood and clearing their paths of snow. He stops stealing food from them.
After reading Paradise Lost, whom does the monster consider as the "fitter emblem of his condition?"
Satan
What disease does Victor's mother die from?
Scarlet Fever
What was rumored to be found in her drawer after her death?
Her husband's heart, wrapped in silk with one of her poems.
What is Victor doing when he meets Robert Walton for the first time?
He is in the North Pole, pursuing "one who fled from him."
What is the name of the mountain where the monster and Victor first meet?
Mont Blanc
Name one of the books, besides Paradise Lost, which the monster receives instruction from.
Ruins of Empires, Sorrows of Werter, and Plutarch's Lives
What is Victor's father's name?
Alphonse