Character Analysis
Give Walton TWO character traits. Explain your answer
- Walton: sensible/ complaisant/ wise, etc
His cousin Elizabeth testifies that she's too nice to have done this, but she's convicted and sentenced to death. What is the meaning of "convicted"?
- sentenced
- declared guilty
What was the reason Victor ran away after his creation was successfully reanimated?
- Victor was too horrified by his own creation, possibly due to its pure ugliness, and disorientation, and possibly because he did not think the reanimation would occur, and he now feared its successful result.
What city did Victor grow up in?
- Geneva
From where could Victor have assembled the parts to create Frankenstein?
- Graveyard.
some other answers might be acceptable, like a dead body contained, etc.
Give TWO character traits for the monster, and TWO character traits for Victor. explain your answer.
- The monster: malicious/ brave/ determined/ kindhearted and caring before being driven to insanity, etc.
- Victor: regretful/ ambitious/ daring/ intelligent, etc.
"Victor tells Walton his bizarre story." Change the sentence to passive voice.
- Walton was told the bizarre story by Victor.
What were the major factors that lead to Victor's death?
- The death of all his loved ones
- Regret from his actions (creating the monster)
Which lead to his mentality becoming extremely negative, and him developing some illnesses. Furthermore, due to the cold arctic temperature, and weather, Victor's body could not take it anymore and he died.
Which university did Victor attend?
- The university of Ingolstadt
What scientific discoveries could Walton have possibly wanted to discover in the arctic ocean? (state TWO reasonable answers)
- new species of animal.
- fossil remnants of previous civilizations.
- Viruses/ Diseases
etc.
What is a major lesson Victor learnt in the end of the story?
- God is the only true creator.
- Actions will always have a consequence either positive or negative.
- scientific discovery isn't worth sacrificing your life for.
More answers can be true.
"He puts the locket William was carrying in Justine's pocket knowing she'll be condemned for murder." Define condemned, and give it THREE synonyms and ONE antonym.
- Definition: declared as guilty
- Synonyms: sentenced/ banned/ barred/ domed/ damned, etc.
- Antonyms: blessed/ praised/ commended, etc.
What types of conflict does Victor experience in the story? What types of conflict does the monster experience in the story?
- Victor:
internal: He suffers from regret due to his creation, and he becomes morally conflicted due to the deaths of his loved ones.
external: with the monster.
- Frankenstein:
internal: he felt belittled and ugly due to how people treated him.
external: with Victor.
What was the agreement between Victor and the monster?
- The monster insisted that Victor creates a spouse for the monster (150 points), otherwise he would murder countless people (150 points).
State THREE possible outcomes if Victor would have actually built the monster a spouse.
- Reproduction of their species.
- Terrorization of civilization from the monsters.
- Revolution.
Or:
- Everything could have just turned out fine because the monster was given what he wanted.