Characters
The captain who rescues Frankenstein and writes letters to his sister about it.
Who is Captain Robert Walton?
When the author refers to another work of literature in a story or poem.
What is an Allusion?
SCI
What is "to know?"
The first person to die in Frankenstein.
Who is Beaufort?
The genre of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Science Fiction
Frankenstein's cousin who comes to Justine's defense in the court room.
Who is Elizabeth?
When the characters in a story know what is going on in the plot but the main character/s may not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
Mem
What is "mind."
The event that captures Frankenstein's imagination and becomes the catalyst for his obsession with electricity.
What is a thunderstorm?
The author of the graphic novel version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Murdered by the monster.
Who is William?
The main function is to gradually increase tension which builds suspense and tension in the story.
What is Rising Action?
"ology"
What is "the study of?"
The reason Justine Moritz was accused of killing William.
William's locket was found in her pocket.
Spans a wide range of themes that often explore time travel, space travel, are set in the future, and deal with the consequences of technological and scientific advances
Wrongly accused of murdering Frankenstein's brother.
Who is Justine?
The narrative voice is told using "I," and "me" and the reader experiences the story through the eyes of that narrator only.
What is First Person Point of View?
Vis
What is "to see?"
The reason Frankenstein gives for not telling his family that Justine is innocent.
They would not believe him if he were to share information about making the monster.
A literary genre that combines horror, mystery, and the supernatural with a dark, suspenseful atmosphere to create a sense of fear and haunting. Frankenstein is also an example of this genre of literature.
What is Gothic horror?
Nurses Frankenstein back to health after his breakdown following his first encounter with the monster.
Who is Henry Clerval?
When characters look back on events that happened in the past as a way to fill the reader in on the arc of a story.
What is a flashback?
Mar
What is "sea?"
Possible themes for Frankenstein.
The dangers of pushing the boundaries of science.
Importance of family and responsibilities of parenting.
Man vs. nature
Corrupting power of loneliness and isolation.
The setting of Frankenstein.
What is Geneva, Switzerland?