Character
Who is the "Frankenstein" of the novel named after?
Who is...Victor Frankenstein?
What happens the night Victor finally brings his creation to life?
What is...he is horrified by the Creature’s appearance and flees from it?
Theme of isolation: Who does Victor isolate himself from?
Who are...his friends and family back in Geneva?
What is the name of the literary element that describes how an author feels about a subject, based on the specific words and phrases they use?
What is...tone?
Which member of the Frankenstein family dies from scarlet fever?
Who is...Victor's mother?
Whose perspective do we see through in Vol. 1?
Who is...Robert Walton?
What tragic event occurs right before Victor’s return to Geneva that accelerates his sense of guilt?
What is...the murder of William Frankenstein, Victor’s younger brother?
Theme of guilt/secrecy: What does Victor keep a secret throughout Vol. 1?
What is the name of the literary element that relates to how the reader feels while reading a text, determined by an author's specific word choice?
What is...mood?
How did Elizabeth become a member of the Frankenstein family?
What is...she was adopted?
Who is Victor Frankenstein's closest friend, who also acts as his confidant throughout the story?
Who is...Henry Clerval?
In Volume 1, how does Victor describe his reaction after successfully creating the Creature?
What is...he feels overwhelming guilt and horror, regretting his actions immediately?
Where do we most prominently see the theme of the danger of knowledge?
What is...Victor's creation of the Creature?
What tone do we see in this passage?
“My dear Victor,” cried he, “what, for God’s sake, is the matter? Do not laugh in that manner. How ill you are! What is the cause of all this?”
“Do not ask me,” cried I, putting my hands before my eyes, for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room; “he can tell.—Oh, save me! save me!” I imagined that the monster seized me; I struggled furiously, and fell down in a fit.
What is...frantic, horrified, or desperate?
How does Victor feel during the trial of Justine?
What is...overwhelming guilt and sadness?
Who is wrongfully accused of the death of William Frankenstein?
Who is...Justine Moritz?
What experience inspires Victor to utilize the power of electricity?
What is...he witnesses a tree get struck by lightning?
In the storylines of which two characters do we most clearly see the theme of limitless ambition?
Who are...Victor and Walton?
What tone do we see in this passage?
"Elizabeth shone like a shrine-dedicated lamp in our peaceful home. Her sympathy was ours; her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes, were ever there to bless and animate us. She was the living spirit of love to soften and attract."
What is...adoring, romantic, or sentimental?
Why does Victor say that he didn't tell the court that the Creature could have murdered William?
What is...he was worried they would think he was a madman?
What is the primary motivator of Victor's actions in Frankenstein Volume 1?
What is...his desire for scientific discovery and glory?
Who helps Victor recover from his illness after his mental and physical breakdown?
Who is...Henry Clerval?
In the storylines of which two characters do we most clearly see the theme of the corruption of innocence?
Who are...Justine and William?
"His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips."
Where does Victor get the materials to create the body of the creature?
What is...slaughterhouses and dissecting rooms?