Characters
Who is Victor's cousin?
Elizabeth
Where does the play begin?
The arctic
Who wrote the original novel of Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Where did Victor find the body parts to make the monster?
He took them from the dissecting room at the university.
What type of imagery is this? Use the precise term.
"There comes a tremendous clap of thunder."
Auditory imagery
Which character narrates the opening and closing of the play?
Captain Walton
Where does the monster meet Agathe?
In a cottage.
What is the scientific term for animating the body through electricity that inspired Mary Shelly?
Galvanism
Who is the monster's first victim?
William
What language feature is this?
"The ice had closed us in."
Personification
How does the monster's language change over the course of the play?
He becomes more articulate and eloquent.
What weather event takes place most often in the play?
Thunder and lighting
When was the original novel published?
1818
How does the monster kill Elizabeth?
He strangles her.
What language feature is this?
"Strange things happen to your mind in those regions of eternal snow."
Hyperbole
Why did Pullman change the gender of some characters to female?
Because the original play didn't have many female characters.
What 2 items of food and/or drink does the monster eat while at Felix and Agathe's house?
Bread and cheese.
What year was the play published?
2003
How does Frankenstein die?
He dies of exhaustion after telling his story on the ship.
What language feature is this?
"I'll laugh as you crawl through the barren mountains, the deserts, the ice fields..."
Asyndeton
What is Clerval's full name?
Henri de Clerval
How do you spell the city that Frankenstein's study is in?
I N G O L S T A D T
Who referenced Bluebeard's castle and why did they say it?
Elizabeth mentioned it, because she felt like the wife of Bluebeard, who broke into his locked study despite being warned not to. Elizabeth felt similarly guilty about breaking into Frankenstein's office.
How does the monster say he will die?
Travel as far north as he can and then burn himself alive on a pyre made of his sled.
What language feature is this?
"I'll see you freeze and starve and suffer"
Polysyndeton