Characters
A lonely seafaring explorer who writes letters to his sister updating her on his endeavors.
To Mrs. Saville, England
St. Petersburg, Dec. 11th, 17-
What is the first letter to Margaret?
Told during rainy evenings around the fire in Geneva.
What is the origins of Frankenstein?
What is melancholy?
A story that surrounds another story or a set of stories. Usually appears at the beginning or end of a larger story and provides context and key information.
What is a Frame Story?
A sledge that is driven by a being with the shape of a man but of gigantic stature.
Who is the Frankenstein's creation?
Six years have passed since I now resolved on my present undertaking.
Who is Mary Shelley's mother?
Try hard to do or achieve something.
What is endeavor?
"...but I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the 'Ancient Mariner.'"
The mysterious half-dead stranger that Robert picks up from the ice.
Who is Frankenstein?
"So strange an accident has happened to us that I cannot forbear recording it..."
Frankenstein
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
What is amiable?
Narration of Captain Walton and Viktor Fankenstein
What is first person point of view?
A sailor who gave up his property for a a rival suitor to a woman he wanted to marry.
Who is the Master?
Viktor's mother finds a beautiful little girl in a village and brings her home.
What is Elizabeth becoming Viktor's adopted sibling?
Percy Bysshe Shelley, a dashing poet who Mary met in 1814.
Who is Mary Shelley's husband?
A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
What is progeny?
Geneva, Italy, France & Germany
What is the setting of the story?
An Englishman that Robert met aboard a whaling ship.
Who is the Lieutenant?
Caroline Beaufort's father dies and she is taken in by Alphonse.
What is the start of Viktor's parent's relationship?
1818 and 1831
What are the original and revised versions of Frankenstein?
Of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence.
What is reverential?
"You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been."
What is the warning of destructive knowledge?