Letters 1 & 2
Where Walton is headed.
The North Pole
What strands the ship?
Ice
How was Victor's childhood
happy, perfect, ideal, etc...
Is Victor successful with his studies of physical science?
Yes, he even improves instruments
Just before returning to Geneva, Victor receives the news that...
William is dead
Walton's sister
Margaret
What do the men see across the ice where there should be no land?
a sled (sledge) with a large figure
Name of Victor's mom.
Caroline Beaufort
After 2 years, Victor begins to study
anatomy, physiology, life
Who is Victor convinced killed his brother?
the creature
Where letter one is written
Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
After the ice breaks, what do the men find alongside the ship?
a man floating on ice
Name of Victor's "more than sister/cousin"
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor becomes convinced that he alone can...
animate a non-living creature, cure death
Who is hanged for killing William?
Justine Moretz
Walton's goals
explain magnetism and find a passage
The stranger tells his tale because
he wants Robert to learn a lesson about excessive ambition
Victor's best friend
Henry Clerval
After the creature comes to life, Victor...
...runs away
Who does Victor encounter on his ramblings?
the creature
Where Walton sets sail from on his quest
Archangel
Where is the stranger headed?
North, after the other creature
What tragedy befalls the family just before Victor leaves for university?
His mother dies from scarlet fever. (Elizabeth falls ill too)
For several months, what is Victor's state after Henry arrives?
ill, delirious, emaciated
What does the creature ask of Victor?
that he create a female companion