Characters:
Who creates the creature?
Victor Frankenstein
What does Victor become obsessed with creating?
Life / a living being / the creature
Who tells the story of what happened after Victor abandoned him?
The creature
What is one major subject of Frankenstein?
Ambition, responsibility, isolation, revenge, rejection, or creation
Who dies on Victor’s wedding night?
Elizabeth
Who is Victor’s closest friend?
Henry Clerval
What does Victor do after the creature comes to life?
He runs away / abandons it
What family does the creature secretly watch and learn from?
The De Lacey family
Why is Victor responsible for the creature?
He created him and then abandoned him
Who dies after Elizabeth’s death because of grief?
Victor’s father / Alphonse Frankenstein
Who is accused of killing William?
Justine
What does the creature ask Victor to create for him?
A female companion
Why does the creature approach the blind father first?
He hopes the blind man will judge him by his words instead of his appearance
What does the novel suggest about isolation?
Isolation can make pain, guilt, and anger worse
Where does Victor chase the creature near the end?
The Arctic / the ice / far north
Who is Victor supposed to marry?
Elizabeth
Why does Victor destroy the female creature before finishing her?
He fears she and the creature could cause more harm or create a race of creatures
What happens when the De Lacey family sees the creature?
They reject him / Felix attacks him / they drive him away
What warning does the novel give about ambition?
Ambition without responsibility can destroy people
What happens to Victor at the end?
He dies on Walton’s ship
What is the full name of the character who frames the entire story by writing letters from the Arctic?
Robert Walton
What threat does the creature make after Victor destroys the female creature?
“I shall be with you on your wedding-night.”
How does rejection change the creature?
It makes him angry, bitter, lonely, and more willing to seek revenge
Why is the creature both victim and villain?
He is rejected and abandoned, but he also chooses violence and revenge
What does the creature say he plans to do after Victor dies?
Go away and die / destroy himself
How many perspectives are present in the novel and who are they?
Three: Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, The Creature