CHARACTERS
Who is the narrator of the opening letters
Robert Walton
What theme is most associated with Victor’s pursuit of scientific discovery?
The dangers of unchecked ambition
Where does Victor create the creaturE?
Ingolstadt
What do the Alps symbolize for Victor?
Sublime beauty / emotional relief / spiritual clarity
Who says: “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change”?
Victor Frankenstein
Which character represents a moral, compassionate contrast to Victor?
Henry Clerval
Which theme is developed through the creature’s abandonment?
Parental responsibility / consequences of neglect
What event triggers Victor’s return to Geneva after years away?
The news of William’s death
What does fire symbolize for the creature?
Both knowledge and pain / duality of learning
Complete the quote: “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause ___.”
Fear
Who is framed and executed for William’s murder?
Justine Morits
What theme is highlighted through the creature’s education and self-taught reading?
Nature vs. nurture
Where does Victor first confront the creature after the murder of William?
On the glacier of Montanvert / Mont Blanc
What does the Arctic symbolize in the novel?
Isolation and the destructive pursuit of obsession
Who says: “You are my creator, but I am your master”?
The creature
Which character teaches the creature language indirectly?
The DeLacey family
Shelley’s depiction of society’s rejection of the creature supports what theme?
Prejudice based on appearance / societal injustice
What major plot event occurs when Victor is on the Orkney Islands?
Victor destroys the female creature
What symbolic contrast does Shelley create between Geneva and the laboratory in Ingolstadt?
Home = innocence & warmth; Laboratory = corruption & dangerous ambition
Which theme does the quote “Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition” reinforce?
The dangers of ambition / pursuit of glory
Who says the line: “I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel”?
The Creature
Walton’s narrative frame reinforces which major structural theme?
The double-edged nature of ambition and storytelling as cautionary warning
What happens immediately after Victor destroys the female companion?
The creature vows revenge and promises to be with Victor “on his wedding night”
What does the DeLacey cottage symbolize for the creature?
The hope for human connection and the painful limits of acceptance
Identify the speaker and context: “Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?”
Speaker: The Creature
Context: During his plea with Victor for a female companion