Frankenstein Midterm Review

Who said, “Oh! Be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purpose, and firm as a rock.”

Victor Frankenstein (to Robert Walton and his crew)

Where is the home of the Frankenstein’s

Geneva

Philosophers who originally influenced Victor Frankenstein’s interest in science

Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus & Albertus Magnus

Who said, “O God! I have murdered my darling infant!”

Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein

Location of the creature’s home where he learned to read and write

Ingolstadt, Germany (a small shed near the De Lacey family cottage)

Who visits Victor at the University?

Henry Clerval

Who said, “…and each beast has his mate, and I be alone? I had feeling of affection…”

The creature

The location of the opening letter

St. Petersburg, Russia (from Robert Walton to Mrs. Saville in England)

After creating the creature, what happens to Victor

Victor Frankenstein becomes severely ill.

Who said, “May I know the names and residence of those friends?”

De Lacey

The place where Victor gather materials and information to fulfil his promise

A remote hut on the Orkney Islands in Scotland

How does Victor learn of his brother's death

Through a letter from his father

Who said, “If your wish is to become really a man of science, and not merely a petty experimentalist…apply to every branch of natural philosophy…”

Professor Waldman

The location of the creature’s frame of the novel

Chamonix

Who originally confessed to William's Murder?

Justine Moritz

The uncle of Elizabeth Lavenza

Alphonse

The place where Alphonse Frankenstein rescued Caroline Beaufort, who would become his wife and mother of his three sons

Lucerne, Switzerland

What happens to William's real murderer

The creature flees and remains at large, facing no legal consequence for the murder. Justine is wrongly accuse for the crime instead.

The one who “ranked with ladies of the highest distinction.”

Agatha De Lacey

The location where Felix and Safie fell in love

Paris prison

What is missing from William's possession after his death?

a locket

“…a little squat man, with a gruff voice and repulsive countenance;”

Professor Krempe

The original home of the DeLacey family

Paris, France

What is the cause William’s death?

strangled by the creature

The natural philosopher whose “sad trash” was “a new light” to Victor and a “dawn upon my mind;”

Cornelius Agrippa

The location of Victor’s second collapse with a fever

Ireland

The creature spends several months observing who?

the De Lacey family

The sole surviving heir of Alphonse Frankenstein.

Ernest

The location where the creature discovered fire

in the forest near the De Lacey family cottage

The De Lacey’s are exiled from where

France

The friend who had Victor confess he was a serial killer.

Henry Clerval

The location where the creature discovered milk, bread, cheese and wine

while observing the De Lacey family in their cottage

After the DeLacey’s abandons the home, it is _______

empty, and the creature burns it down

She was the “historical subject” of “an agony of despair” portrait that hung in Alphonse’s library.

Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein

The remote location where Victor acted most cruel and ultimately caused his demise

Orkney Islands in Scotland

A drowning girl is saved by

the creature

Alphonse’s closest friend who died in poverty due to the flaw of pride.

Beaufort (Caroline’s father)

The location of the creature’s first murder

Geneva, Switzerland

The creature succeeds in having a good conversation with ___

De Lacey (he’s blind)

The first victim of the monster.

William Frankenstein

The Frankenstein’s retreat where they tried to escape the memory of William and Justine

Chamonix

What does the creature demand of Victor:

that he creates a female companion for him

The abused daughter who was “the most grateful little creature in the world.”

Justine

The delayed stop of Victor before facing his family after the death of William

he stops in the Swiss countryside, delaying his arrival to Geneva (due to his guilt and horror)

Why did Victor go sailing in a skiff off the coast of Scotland?

to seek solitude and escape the mental torment caused by his work on the creature’s female companion

The ambitious captain who was desperately seeking a friend of equal ambition.

Robert Walton

The location where Victor first animated life

University of Ingolstadt, Germany

In a harbor town in Ireland, Victor is accused of killing who?

Henry Clerval (because he is seen nearby and is known to be associated with tragic deaths)

The “neo-classic” sister who was the recipient of Victor’s story.

Margaret Saville

The place where Victor began his journey as a “neo-classist”

University of Ingolstadt, Germany (as he studies modern science)

What threat/promise does the creature make to Victor?

he threatens revenge and suffering if his demands are not met

The owner of a library full of sea faring adventures.

Uncle Thomas

The summer location the Frankenstein family

Belrive, their estate near Lake Geneva, Switzerland

The creature's last victim is who

Elizabeth Lavenza (on her wedding night)

My Sweet Arabian

Safie

The location of the creature’s final murder

Victor’s home in Geneva, Switzerland

What is the cause of death for Victor Frankenstein

exhaustion and exposure (after chasing the creature to the Arctic, his health fails due to harsh conditions, cold, and fatigue)

He ran across the fields with a speed of which his debilitated form hardly appeared capable.

Victor Frankenstein after he learns of William’s death

The rendezvous location for Henry and Victor

Ingolstadt, Germany

Name one reason Victor stopped working on his second creature

fear of creating a race of monsters

He gave up money, land and country for love.

Felix

The beginning location of Walton’s journey to travel north around the world

St. Petersburg, Russia

What did Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein die from

scarlet fever

The first individual to benefit from the presence of the creature.

Felix

The location where Victor and Robert meet

the Arctic, aboard Walton’s ship

How does the creature learn to read?

he listens to the De Laceys speak, and he discovers 3 books (Paradise Lost by John Milton, Plutarch’s Lives, The Sorrows of Werter by Goethe)

The location of the death alter of the creature

the Arctic

Why does the creature decide to be evil?

repeated rejection, isolation, and mistreatment by humans

The merchant who was the “cause of ruin” for the cottagers.

the Turkish merchant (Safie’s father)

The home of “The Turk”

Constantinople, Turkey

Why is the creature angry with Victor?

abandonment at birth, loneliness and isolation, denied a companion, suffering and injustice

The location where Alphonse found love and his spouse, Caroline Beaufort

Geneva, Switzerland

Where did the creature mock Victor that began his vengeful pursuit of the monster?

cemetary in Geneva