Characters
Who are the three Narrators
Victor, Walton, The Creature
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow”
Victor
How did Victors mother die
Scarlet Fever
When was the book published?
Original 1818 revised 1831
Victor shows empathy to the creature when he first agrees to
create him a companion
Person accused of killing William?
Justine
“I remembered Adam’s supplication to his Creator. But where was mine? He had abandoned me, and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him”
The Creature
What city is the college that Victor Attends?
Ingolstadt
What item of her husbands did Mary Shelley keep after he died?
His heart
Victors family provided him with plenty of
love and affection
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, my love, you must supply my place to my younger children.
Caroline Frankenstein (Victors Mother)
Why does the Creature decide to try and befriend the old man first?
He is blind and cannot judge his countenance
The book that inspires The Creature and inspired Mary Shelley
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Victor was prejudiced against the Creature because of
how it looked
The professor that shuts down Victor's goals
M. Krempe
“How kind and generous you are! every one else believes in her guilt, and that made me wretched, for I knew that it was impossible: and to see every one else prejudiced in so deadly a manner rendered me hopeless and despairing.
Elizabeth
What does Walton decide to do after hearing the story?
Go home and not go to the North Pole anymore
What situation arose that made Mary Shelley create Frankenstein
Lord Byron challenging them to write ghost stories after being trapped inside because of a storm
This main idea could be one of the main things that led to the downfall of Victor
Obsession/unchecked ambition
Margaret/His sister
"Excellent friend! how sincerely you did love me, and endeavour to elevate my mind until it was on a level with your own!"
Victor
How does The Creature die?
He commits suicide by setting himself on fire
Mary Shelley's husband
Percy Shelley
The Creature first loses his innocence when
he was attacked by villagers