Chapter 6-7
Who are the two characters introduced in this chapters?
Justine Moritz and William Frankenstein
The locket with Mrs.Frankenstein picture.
What are the names of the people in the cottage?
Agatha, Felix, and father or Mr. DeLacey
How does the monster plan to approach the family?
He plans on speaking with the father while the others are out
How does nature effect Victor and the creature
It has the ability to uplift their spirits
How is the family's innocence destroyed?
William, the youngest and most beautiful boy, is murdered.
Why does Justine confess to a murder that she did not commit?
She wants to save herself from hellfire and ex-communication. She was forced to confess.
Who is narrating this part of the story
The creature
Who does the creature blame for his troubles?
Victor
What does the creature learn from the symbol of light and fire in Chapter 10
He learns there is a duality with light and fire. Fire can create light and illuminate the darkness but also cause pain and destruction.
What evidence did the murder leave behind?
His fingerprints
Why does Victor say, " the tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence..."
He says he feels worse because he created the monster who killed William and now will be the cause for Justine's death
How does the monster discover how he looks like?
He sees his reflection in a pool of water/pond
What questions puzzles the creature? (4 in total) get 2 you get 100
Who am I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination?
The quote " Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence; but his state was far different from mine in every other respect." is an example of what literary device
allusion
What does the lighting represent and symbolize in this chapter? (two things)
Lighting is the reminder from earlier chapters where he realized mankind will never fully understand nature. It also enlightenment/ discovery because it allows Victor to see the monster from away.
What do Victor’s words and tone in the last paragraph in this chapter imply about what is to happen in the future?
More deaths will come and his misery is only beginning
What does the family represent and symbolize?
They symbolize the domestic affection the creature craves
What were the three books that shaped his thoughts?
Paradise Lost, Plutarch' Lives, The Sorrows of Werter
What is the name of Victor's brother who is closet to him in age?
Ernest
What does this quote represent/ mean?
" M.Krempe had now commenced an eulogy on himself, which happily turned the conversation from a subject that was so annoying to me?
His love and innocent joy for science has been destroyed.
Shelley wrote Chapter 8 to show the flaws of the legal system. In what ways did she received an unfair trial. (4 in total) if you get 2 you'll get 200 pts
1 She was assumed guilty and had to prove her innocence.
2- She was not provided with a lawyer.
3- She was convicted on circumstantial evidence.
4- She was bullied into a confession while in jail.
What is the creature's favorite season?
Spring
With more knowledge what did the creature realize?
How much of a wretched outcast he was
How many years have passed since Victor visited Geneva
6 years