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Be aware as you read the novel that point of view changes several times. Who tells the story first? Walton How? Letters written to his sister To whom? His sister Then who tells the story next? Victor To whom? Walton Then who tells the story? (Chapters 11-16) The monster To whom? Letters 1-4 1. 1. Who is Robert Walton? Describe him in detail. Lived a life of ease and luxury. Self educated. 28 years old What is he planning? wants to explore north pole For how long has he planned? Life long dream. How has he planned? Bought boat. , crewman How is he revealed? Determined, Courages 2. Who is Margaret? Describe in detail. In a sense, who becomes Margaret? )   walton’s sister, a caring kind person, gentle, The reader becomes Margaret. 3. In Letter 1, what reasons does Walton offer for making his voyage? (At first and later) a. he wants to satisfy himself by going where no man has gone before It is his lifelong dream b. he wants to fulfill a great purpose in his life. He wants excitement and challenge. 4. At the beginning of Letter 2, of what is Walton in need? He needs a friend. Someone to share his joy and be there when he is down, someone to relate to, to sympathize with. 5. Who fills this need? Margret? 6. How do the sailors act on the ship? Brutal just workers 7. Walton’s statement â€Å"I certainly shall find no friend on the wide ocean† hints at what? That its going to be a lonely voyage 8. What traits does the lieutenant on Walton’s ship possess? courage and enterprise, glory to progress his career, gentleness and the mildness, integrity and dauntless courage 9. What kind of man is the master of Walton’s ship? person of an excellent disposition, courages. Gentle mild. Noble. 10. What route does Walton plan to take on his voyage? He will go to unexplored regions, to â€Å"the land of mist and snow,† traversed immense seas, and returned by the most southern cape of Africa or America 11. What attitude does Walton reveal to his sister in Letter 3? He has an optimistic attitude yet dubious 12. What does the stranger ask Walton in Letter 4? He asks where the ship was heading 13. What do these words say about the stranger’s will? A will of iron. 14. How does Walton describe the stranger? wretched a condition, nearly frozen, emaciated, silent and appears uneasy, manners are so conciliating and gentle, constant and deep grief, so gentle, yet so wise; his mind is so cultivated, his words are culled with the choicest art, they flow with rapidity and unparalleled eloquence 15. What news of Walton’s arouses the stranger’s interest? They say another traveling on sled. 16. What is the stranger’s reaction when Walton says that he will allow nothing to interfere with his journey of exploration? He became gloomy and started crying â€Å"Unhappy man! Do you share my madness? Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught? Hear me; let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips! † 17. What does the stranger propose to do for Walton? He will tell his tale that will prevent him from making the same mistake 18. Why does the stranger feel the polar region is an appropriate setting for the telling of his tale? The wild and mysterious trait of his tale matches the wild and mysterious region, which would make his tale more believable 19. Of what is the reader forewarned? Prepare to hear of occurrences which are usually deemed marvelous, unbelievable 20. What is Walton’s Plan? He will make notes of his story 21. To what is the stranger compared at the close of the journal entry of August 19? gallant vessel Chapter 1 1. How does the stranger describe his parents’ character traits? My mother’s tender caresses and my father’s smile of benevolent pleasure, very kind 2. Why do you think Shelley waits until this point to reveal the stranger’s first name? Because this is his story 3. What do Victor’s parents give him as a gift? Elizabeth 4. How does Victor say he felt about Elizabeth? his special duty to love and protect her since she was his, and his only 5. What foreshadowing is seen in the last sentence of Chapter 1? She would die an unnatural death Chapter 2 1. How do Elizabeth and Victor differ as children? Victor deeply smitten with the thirst for knowledge delighted in investigating their causes Elizabeth was of a calmer and more concentrated disposition; contemplated with a serious and satisfied spirit the magnificent appearances of things 2. Who is Henry Clerval? One of Victor best childhood friends 3. What are his interests and goals? loved enterprise, hardship, and even danger for its own sake. He was a writer of romance . wrote plays about heroes. He tried to make us act plays and to enter into masquerades, in which the characters were drawn from the heroes of Roncesvalles, of the Round Table of King Arthur, and the chivalrous train who shed their blood to redeem the holy sepulchre from the hands of the infidels. 4. Whose works does Victor pursue in his reading and studies? Why? Cornelius Agrippa, he liked his theories and facts 5. Why does his father disapprove? He says that his works is old out of date, imaginary 6. What effect does a violent thunderstorm have on Victor when he is fifteen? He finds out that his old favorites Cornelius Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Paracelsus were set aside by the new theories and of study appertaining to that science as being built upon secure foundations, 7. At this point in the novel, we realize friendship is very important to Victor. With what three people do we see this fact? Walton, Elizabeth, Henry 8. What foreshadowing occurs in the last sentence of Chapter 2? Destiny would bring down Victor to destruction Chapter 3 1. What happens to Elizabeth before Victor leaves for college? She gets scarlet fever 2. What is Victor’s first exposure to death? How does he cope? Death of his mother, he was sad but he knew he must continue on with life 3. What is Victor’s mother’s final request? That Victor and Elizabeth marry 4. What further saddens Victor before he departs? Henry couldn’t come 5. Why does Victor’s father want his son to study at the University of Ingolstadt? He thinks Victor would be better off studying abroad to experience other customs than those of my native country. To complete his education 6. What realization comes over Victor as soon as he leaves his home? Hes lonely 7. Which professor does Victor like the most? Why? M. Waldman, he did not demoralize Victor from studing those guys he studied 8. What foreshadowing occurs at the end of this chapter? His pursuit it this subject of science would shape his destiny Chapter 4 1. What discovery does Victor make while at the University? He learns how to animate dead matter 2. How does Walton react to news of Victor’s discovery? He wants to know what the secret is 3. How does Victor respond to Walton? He tells Walton that he cannot tell the secret . What warning does Victor give Walton about the discovery? says its better that way which he will explain. That acquiring knowledge is dangerous 5. What drives Victor on to the creation of a being like himself? He wants to create a life as complete and wonderful as man. He was encouraged that his present attempts would lay the foundations of future success 6. In Victor’s p ursuit of creating his monster, how does he treat his family? Ignores them? 7. How does he treat his fellow students? He shunned them 8. What details is the reader given on the construction of the creature? Its going to be big in proportion about 8 feet high 9. What words in the last paragraph express a warning of what’s to come? That he is almost done with his creation, most interesting part of his tale is coming. 10. In creating life, what has Victor actually done? Chapter 5 1. Describe the setting on the night the creature comes to life. Very dim. Raining 2. What mood is created by this setting? Horror 3. Describe the creature in detail. Dull yellow eye, black lips, black hair, artery and muscles covered by yellow skin, pearly white teeth, watery eyes 4. What is Victor’s reaction to his creation? Why? His dream vanished. breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. He had created a monster 5. What does Victor do when he realizes what he has done? 6. What happens when Victor tries to sleep? 7. What happens when Victor awakens? 8. At this point in the story, which character do we feel sorry for—Victor or the creature? Explain. 9. What does Victor do when morning dawns? 10. Whom does he meet? 11. Why has Henry Clerval’s father allowed him to go to Ingolstadt? 12. What news does Clerval bring to Victor? 13. How does Henry’s character offset Victor’s character at this point in the story? 14. Why does Victor dread returning to his apartment? 15. To what does Henry attribute Victor’s mutterings at breakfast? 16. What does this foreshadow? 17. What does Henry do during Victor’s illness? 18. As Victor is recovering, he receives a letter from whom? Chapter 6 1. What does the letter do to Victor? 2. What new character is introduced in the letter? 3. What is coincidental about how Justine becomes a member of the Frankenstein family? 4. Why does Victor desert his study of science? 5. What study does he pursue? Why? 6. What is Victor’s mood after his tour of Ingolstadt with Henry? 7. Why does Victor praise Henry? 8. How does Victor’s mood and his praise of Henry build suspense at the end of Chapter 6? Chapter 7 1. What bad news awaits Victor in his father’s letter? 2. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for the tragedy? 3. Why does Victor come to believe his monster is responsible? 4. Who is being held? 5. How does the family feel about the accusation? 6. Why is Justine accused of the crime? 7. Lightning is responsible for three major events in the novel so far. What are they? Chapter 8 1. How does Victor react to Justine’s trial? 2. What does this show about Victor’s character? 3. What is the result of the trial and what happens to Justine? . Why does Victor accompany Elizabeth to Justine’s prison cell? 5. Why does Justine confess? 6. What warnings for the future does Victor give after Justine’s fate? Chapter 9 1. What thoughts does Victor have about this monster as Chapter 9 begins? 2. What does Elizabeth say that upsets Victor? Why does it upset him? 3. What does he think about now? 4. Why does Victor leave home? Where does he go? 5. How does the trip affect his spirits? Chapter 10 1. Why does Victor decide to climb the glacier Montanvert? 2. How does Victor describe the monster’s approach on Montanvert? 3. How does Victor address the monster? 4. Where do the two of them go? Why? 5. Why does Victor agree to listen to the monster? 6. 6. What impression does the monster give in this scene? Chapter 11 1. What are the monster’s first memories? Be specific. (sensations, difficult things, etc. ) 2. Where does he hide? What are the advantages of the monster’s hiding place? 3. How does the monster say he learned to live in the world? 4. What happens when the monster enters the village? 5. What is the cause of the family’s unhappiness? 6. What relationship is the young couple? Chapter 12 1. Why does the monster decide to keep himself hidden from the peasants’ in the cottage? . How does the monster show his capacity to care for others? 3. What kind of knowledge does the monster gain from the cottagers? 4. Why is he eager to have this knowledge? 5. What is the boy’s name? What is the girl’s name? 6. Why is the monster horrified when he sees his own reflection in a pond? Chapter 13 1. Who is Safi e? 2. How does Safie’s arrival benefit the monster’s education? 3. How and what does the monster learn about the human race? 4. How do the monster’s emotions change as he gains more knowledge? Chapter 14 1. Why do you think Mary Shelley doesn’t mention the name of the old man sooner? Chapter 15 1. What is the significance of the papers the monster finds in his clothing? 2. What plan does the monster make? 3. What happens when the monster reveals himself to De Lacey? 4. What happens when the others return? Chapter 16 1. What happens to the De Laceys? 2. Why does the monster set fire to the cottage? 3. Where does the monster decide to go after burning the cottage? 4. What happens on the monster’s journey that further hardens his heart against humans? 5. What happens when the monster reaches Geneva? Be specific. 6. Is the monster still a sympathetic character at this point? Explain. 7. What does the monster demand in the last sentence of this chapter? Chapter 17 1. Who begins telling the story now that the monster has finished the story? 2. How does Victor first react to the monster’s demand? 3. How does the monster reason with Victor? 4. What is Frankenstein’s decision to the monster’s demand? 5. To what oath does Victor ask the monster to swear? 6. Does the monster agree? 7. What warning does the monster give to Frankenstein at the end of the chapter? Chapter 18 1. What are Victor’s feelings when he returns to Geneva? 2. Why does Victor want to journey to England? 3. What does Victor’s father want him to do? Why? 4. What is Victor’s reply? 5. Why is the trip to England particularly pleasant? Chapter 19 1. Why doesn’t Victor like to be around other people in London? 2. Why do Henry and Victor decide to leave London? 3. Why does Victor settle on the Orkney Islands as the place where he will work? 4. What is his task? What feelings does he have about the task? Chapter 20 1. 1. As Victor is thinking about the horrible consequences of making a second monster, he looks at his window in the hut and sees what? 2. Why does Victor destroy his second creation? 3. How does the monster react to this destruction? 4. 4. What line is foreshadowing by the monster to Victor after the monster confronts Victor in his hut and this line stays with Victor after he fails to attack the monster? 5. What does it mean? 6. How does Victor dispose of the remains of his second creation? 7. What happens when Victor returns to shore? Chapter 21 1. Who has been murdered and how was he murdered? 2. What happens to Victor when he finds out who was murdered? 3. What does he say that sounds like a confession? 4. Who is Mr. Kirwin, and how does he treat Victor? 5. What is Victor’s reaction when he is told that a friend has come to visit him in prison? . Who is the visitor? 7. What has Mr. Kirwin done to help Victor at the grand jury inquiry? 8. What is the outcome of the grand jury inquiry? 9. Where does Victor’s father now take him? 10. How does Victor describe himself on the journey? Chapter 22 1. What confession does Victor make to his father? 2. What is his father’s reaction? 3. From whom does Vict or get a letter? What is asked in the letter? 4. What is offered to Victor in the letter? Why? 5. 5. What does Victor assume the monster plans for Elizabeth’s and Victor’s wedding night? 6. What does Victor promise to tell Elizabeth on the day after their wedding? . Where do Victor and Elizabeth plan to spend their honeymoon? 8. What do we find out about Elizabeth in this chapter? Chapter 23 1. How does Elizabeth die? 2. Where does Victor see the monster? 3. What does the creature do when Victor spies him? 4. What further grief greets Victor in Geneva? 5. What does Victor tell the magistrate? 6. What is the outcome of their conversation? Chapter 24 1. What happens when Victor visits the graves of his father, William, and Elizabeth? 2. How does the monster encourage Victor during his chase? 3. How is Victor able to justify to himself his early treatment of the monster? 4. Before he dies, what final advice does Victor offer Walton? 5. What does this show about Victor’s character? 6. When does Walton meet the monster? 7. Why does the monster suffer over Victor’s death? 8. How does the monster plan to end his life? Walton in Continuation 1. What do you think is meant by the phrase â€Å"Walton, in continuation†? 2. What does Victor do when he realizes Walton has written down his story? 3. What does the crew ask Walton? 4. How does Frankenstein respond to Walton’s answer? 5. What one word does Victor say prompted him to create the monster? 6. How does the monster at last depart? guilty irrisponsible