Characters
This character is Victor's cousin and fiancée, whom he considers the light of his life.
Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?
This event leads Victor to create the creature.
What is Victor’s obsession with life and death?
Victor returns to his family's home in this Swiss city after hearing of William’s death.
What is Geneva?
"I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body." (ch. 5)
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
This natural phenomenon symbolizes the powerful forces of nature and the dangerous consequences of Victor Frankenstein’s ambition, leading to his ultimate downfall.
What is lightning or thunderstorm?
This character is Victor’s childhood friend who becomes a close companion.
Who is Henry Clerval?
This is how Victor reacts when he first sees his creation come to life.
What is horror and disgust?
Victor Frankenstein attends university and begins his experiments in this German city.
What is Ingolstadt?
"All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things." (ch. 10)
Who is the creature?
This action symbolizes the creature’s desire to connect with humanity, learn, and become more than just a monster.
What is the creature's attempt to learn language?
This character, who lived with the Frankenstein family after being abandoned by her own, is wrongfully accused of murdering William Frankenstein.
Who is Justine Moritz?
This happens to William, sparking the story’s chain of events.
What is his murder?
After the death of William, Victor's father takes the family to this peaceful location to help them recover from their grief.
What is Belrive?
"She... "requires consolation; she accused herself of having caused the death of my brother, and that made her very wretched" (ch.7)
Who is Ernest Frankenstein?
This setting symbolizes warmth, family, and belonging, which the creature yearns for, but cannot attain.
What is the cottage of the De Lacey family?
This character is the son of a family that the creature observes and learns from.
Who is Felix De Lacey?
The creature begins learning language and emotions from this family he secretly observes.
Who are the De Laceys?
The De Lacey family resides in this humble structure, which the creature secretly observes from a distance.
What is a cottage?
"Who would believe, unless his senses convinced him, in the existence of the living monument of presumption and rash ignorance which i had let loose upon the world?" (ch.7)
Who is Victor Frankestein?
The creature sees his reflection in this natural element, realizing the true extent of his monstrous appearance.
What is a pool of water?
This professor discourages Victor’s interest in alchemy and urges him to study modern science.
Who is M. Krempe?
The creature secretly helps the De Lacey family by performing this action at night, hoping to gain their favor.
What is gathering firewood (and doing other chores like shoveling snow and collecting food)?
The creature takes refuge in this small building, watching the De Lacey family from the shadows.
What is a hovel?
"A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity." (ch.4)
Who is Victor Frankestein?
The place where Robert Walton finds Victor Frankenstein symbolizes his emotional isolation and the consequences of the obsession for knowledge
What is the Arctic?