Characters
The narrator and main character of the novel
Victor Frankenstein
Victor's childhood home is here. It's where he leaves during Volume I.
Geneva, Switzerland.
What does the creature demand of Victor?
A mate
When Victor describes the creature's features like this, “his teeth of a pearly whiteness” he is using what literary technique.
Metaphor/figurative language/imagery
"I expected this reception. All men hate the wretched."
creature
Victor's cousin who comes to live with the Frankenstein family
Elizabeth Lavenza
In Volume III, Victor heads off to this place alone, so that he can create the mate in solitude.
Orkney Islands
The creature strangles Henry Clerval for what reason?
Revenge, to punish/get back at Victor
At one point, the creature tells Victor that he (Victor) is "bound" to him (the creature). What is meant by this metaphor?
They are emotionally connected; their futures are linked
"Ugly wretch! You wish to eat me!"
William
A servant at the Frankenstein's; accused of murder.
Justine Moritz
This is where Victor and Henry depart for in Volume III.
London, England
During the creature's tale, he explains to Victor what made him turn violent. What is it?
Being rejected or abandoned
The subtitle of Frankenstein is 'The Modern Prometheus'
Explain a possible reasoning behind this ALLUSION.
Victor and Prometheus both seek to better humanity
They both suffer for their deeds
They both seek to "play God"
"This is what it is to live; now I enjoy existence!"
Henry Clerval
"The most beautiful little fellow in the world."
William Frankenstein
In this famous city, Victor receives a letter from Elizabeth in which she professes her love but says she doesn't want to marry if he would be unhappy.
Paris, France
When Victor and the creature speak in Volume 2, Chapter 2, what does each want to do?
Victor wants to fight; the creature wants to talk.
" I am thy creature: I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. "
This excerpt contains two examples of which literary technique?
BIBLICAL ALLUSION
"Some destiny of the most horrible kind hangs over me, and I must live to fulfill it."
Victor
The name of either the young man or the young woman the creature observes. Eventually, he sets their house on fire.
Felix or Agatha
The amount of time it took for Victor to make the original creature.
Two years
Besides having the locket, name one piece of evidence that made Justine look guilt of William's murder.
She was out the whole night of the murder, she was seen close to the spot the body was found, she was spotted by a market woman looking confused
When the creatures tells Victor he will be with him on his wedding night, Victor's original interpretation turns out to be an example of which literary technique. Be specific.
DRAMATIC IRONY
"Wretch! Is it well that you come here to whine over the desolation you have made?"
Walton