Frankenstein
De Lacey, Agatha, Safie, Felix
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Plot Questions
100
While searching for food through the woods, Frankenstein finds what? Containing what?
A satchel containing book and clothes
100
Who is the blind peasant who lives in the cottage with his son and daughter.
De Lacey
100
"I learned from the views of social life, which it developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of mankind" (108). Explain its significance.
The monster is learning from the good and wrong actions of humans.
100
What are the names of the cottagers the monster eaves drop on?
De Lacey, Agatha, Safie, Felix
200
What does Frankenstein find in his back pockets?
Pages from Victors journal
200
Who is engaged to felix?
Safie
200
"Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come?" (109). Who said this? Explain.
The monster. He was continually questioning himself on his own identity.
200
Why does the monster think De Lacey (the old man) will be unprejudiced if he confronts him?
De Lacey is blind.
300
Who does the monster appear to first?
Da Lacey
300
Who is Felix's sister?
Agatha
300
"I knocked. 'Who's there?' said the old man. 'Come in'"(113). Explain what is happening and why the old man lets him come in.
The monster went to knock on Da Lacey's home asking him if he could spend a while warming himself in front of the fire. Da Lacey is not scared of the monster since he is blind and can't see him therefore he could appreciate him.
300
What are the books the monster finds in the abandoned satchel?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Sorrows of Werter, a volume of Plutarch’s Lives, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost
400
What novel has a profound effect on the monster?
John Miltons Paradise Lost
400
This character is devoted to his family and his mistress, Safie, who is he/she?
Felix
400
"Rely, therefore, on your hopes; and if these friends are good and amiable, do not despair" (114). Who said this and what was he/she referring to?
Da Lacey said this after the monster explained his situation to him.
400
How does the monster find out about his own creation?
Rifling through the pockets of his own clothes, he finds some of Victor's notes.
500
What are the books that the monster finds in the satchel?
Goeths Sorrows of Werter, a volume of Plutarchs Life and Paradise Lost
500
Who is the only person we meet who treats the monster kindly?
De Lacey
500
"Agatha fainted, and Salfie unable to attend to her friend, rushed out of the cottage" (115). Explain what is going on.
Felix, Safie and Agatha entered the cottage and were horrified to find the monster talking with Da Lacey.
500
What is the name of the book in this chapter that so profoundly has an effect on the monster and how does the monster interpret it?
The name of the book is "paradise lost" and takes it as factual history of mankind which affects him greatly.