Characters
Novel vs. Film
Key Events
Setting and Context
Miscellaneous
100

Victor's childhood playmate who is later adopted into the family and is a source of comfort for him.

Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?

100

This is how Victor's mother dies in the movie

What is during childbirth?

100

This is how Elizabeth comes to live with Frankenstein.

What is his mother adopted her?

100

This is the place where Victor attends university

What is Ingolstadt?

100

This text is written by...

Who is Mary Shelley?

200

This character is Victor’s father, who encourages him to pursue his education.
 

 Who is Alphonse Frankenstein?

200

In the film Victor's relationship with this character is much more developed than in the novel.

Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?

200

This is the major even that happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen.

What is his mother died?

200

This is the city of Frankenstein's family home.

What is Geneva?

200

"Misery and despair alone welcomed him." The figurative language used here is...

What is personification?

300

This character is introduced as Victor’s mentor, expressing enthusiasm for Victor’s potential.
 

Who is M. Waldman?

300

In the film, Victor receives this before going off to university.

What is a going away party?

300

Victor's mother dies from this illness, impacting him deeply.
 

What is scarlet fever?

300

This is the idea that electricity could bring life to dead tissue.

What is Galvanism?

300

The literary term for showing opposite qualities in characters

What is a foil?

400

This character is Victor's childhood friend who supports him in his scientific endeavors.
 

Who is Henry Clerval?

400

This is what happens to M. Waldman in the movie

What is he is killed by a patient?

400

The goal that Frankenstein pursues

What is the creation of life?

400

The cultural movement during the novel's setting that emphasized emotion over reason.

What is Romanticism?

400

"Fairer than a pictured cherub." The kind of figurative language used here is...

What is a simile?

500

This is the name of Victor's little brother.

Who is William?

500

In the film, Victor uses this person's body parts to create the Creature.

What is the patient who killed Waldman?

500

Victor neglects this aspect of his life as he pursues his studies.

What is his family?

500

This significant social and economic movement during the 18th and 19th centuries transformed societies from economies based on farming to cities, influencing the themes of scientific exploration in Frankenstein.

What is industrialization?

500

This is M. Krempe's criticism of the authors that Victor spends his time studying

What is their ideas are ancient and useless?