Characters
Name 4 characters from Gris Grimly's Frankenstein
Victor, Victor's Creation/monster, Mr. Frankenstein, Mr. Beauford, Henry Clerval, Earnest, Elizabeth, blind man, etc.
What does "Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created," mean?
Cannot stand the sight of his creature
Name two "luxuriances" of the creation.
Lustrous black flowing hair, teeth of pearly whiteness
Place these events in the correct order:
The creature opens his eyes.
Frankenstein sees the creature standing over him and runs away to the courtyard.
Frankenstein ignites the spark that brings the creature to life.
Frankenstein is filled with disgust and runs away to his bedroom.
1. Ignites spark
2. Opens eyes
3. Runs to bedroom
4. Runs to courtyard
What is an inference?
An educated guess
Who does the creation compare and contrast himself and Victor to?
Adam and God
What does Victor compare and contrast in paragraph 2?
The way he wanted the creature to turn out vs how the creature actually turn out
Paragraph 1 is bout the moment that the ________ ____ __ ____?
Creature came to life
What mood does "the rain pattered dismally against the panes," create?
Gloomy
What is the 4th paragraph of an argumentative essay?
Counterclaim and Rebuttal
What character does Victor accuse of murder?
The creation
Fill in the blank: Victor wants to __________, but the creation wants to _________.
fight; talk
Read paragraph 10.
True or false: The creation wants revenge on Victor
False
What is dialogue? Is there dialogue in chapter 4?
Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters; No.
Do informational essays have opinions?
No, they only include facts.
What character does the creation frame for murder?
Justine (the maid)
What sentence in paragraph 8 reveals Victor's desire? What is his desire
"... that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed."
What is the creature referring to? “The guilty are allowed, by human laws, bloody as they may be, to speak in their own defense before they are condemned.”
Trial/Court
What is imagery? Is there imagery in chapter 4?
Visually descriptive or figurative language/ sensory details; Yes.
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.
How did Caroline die?
She caught the Scarlet Fever from Elizabeth.
What textual evidence proved that Victor does not want to face what he's done?
- Paragraph 2, 5, or 6?
Paragraph 6
Read Paragraph 13. What does that paragraph reveal about Victor's creation?
The creation is rejected by human society
What is the central idea of volume 1, paragraph 4 of Gris Grimly's Frankenstein?
Frankenstein dreamed of giving life to an inanimate being, but he is disappointed with what he created.
Fill in the blank: You use a ___________ (punctuation) before introducing a list.
A colon (:)