Background
Mary Shelley conceived her creature at the height of the literary and philosophical period called_________?
What is Romanticism.
This character's death greatly affects Victor.
Who is his mother?
Robert Walton is writing letters to this person.
Who is his sister?
Finish this quote said by Victor when speaking to Robert: "Learn from me...at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of _____________"?
What is knowledge?
This is the color of the Creature's hair.
What is black?
The summer of 1816, in which Mary Shelley came up with her idea for the novel, was marked by terrible weather, caused by this event that happened earlier in the year.
What is a volcanic eruption?
This is Victor's best friend growing up.
Who is Henry Clerval?
In his second letter, Walton laments that he does not have this.
What is a friend?
Finish this quote: "I have described myself as always having been imbued with a fervent longing to penetrate the secrets of ___________".
What is nature?
Victor neglects this during the pursuit of his experiment.
What is his family/friends?
This is a literary technique where an author places a story within another story; this applies to Frankenstein.
What is a frame tale?
Victor prefers this over wealth.
What is ice?
Victor talks about his experiment "would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No ___________could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs.”
What is "father"?
This is where Victor acquires body parts for his experiment.
What is the graveyard/cemetary?
This type of literature is marked by dark and creepy settings and stories that have an atmosphere of mystery and suspense.
What is Gothic Literature?
What is Alphonse and Caroline?
Walton is trying to get to this place.
What is the North Pole?
"Whence, I often asked myself, did the principle of _____________ proceed?"
What is life?
Victor becomes depressed after the night of his creation. This character then shows up and cheers him up.
Who is Henry Clerval?
Mary Shelley was this age when she published Frankenstein.
What is 19?
This is where Victor goes to college.
What is University of Ingolstadt?
Before becoming an explorer, Walton fails at this career.
What is a poet?
"It was on a dreary night of _______________, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils."
What is November?
After Victor runs away from the Creature, he goes to his bedroom and tries to sleep. He then has a nightmare involving these two people.
Who is Elizabeth and his mother?