Frankenstein Part Two Test

Victor Frankenstein

Protagonist who creates the monster

The Monster

Victor's creation, seeking understanding and companionship

Henry Clerval

Victor's best friend

Elizabeth

Victor's fiancée

Earnest

Victor's Surviving Brother

William

Victor’s youngest brother

Walton

foil character for Victor

Felix

DeLacey’s son

Agatha

DeLacey’s daughter

Safie

 Felix’s lover

Kirwin

Magistrate in Ireland when Victor is accused of Henry’s murder

DeLacey

Kind & blind elderly man

Where does the creature end up?

in a shed beside the cabin

What does the creature do to show that he may be ibbatey good?

chopped wood for them

How does the creature learn about reading & what does he learn from this book?

Though Felix & learns about the world from this book

How does Safie come to live with the De Lacey’s?

She left Italy to go to them when the German government banned him & his family there

What else does the monster find to read & how does it make him feel?

Finds Eve & makes him feel alone & abandoned

What does the monster say has made him wicked & what does he ask of Victor?

his loneliness & made him a female monster

Why does Victor think that he should NOT create the monster a female companion?

They might hurt people & desolate the world

What does the monster say he will do at the end of Chapter 17?

That Victor will never see him again

How does Victor feel as he travels through London?

Feels miserable

Describe the place where Victor plans to work on the female monster?

Goes to Orkneys, it is gloomy & depressing

How does the Orkneys contribute to the idea of Gothic Literature?

It is a remote Island so it isolates Victor

What happens when the creature visits Victor?

He is mad at Victor & Victor thinks that proves why he didn’t do it.

What does the monster say?

“I will be with you on your wedding night.”

What happens to Victor when he goes out on the boat to dispose of the creature’s remains?

He falls asleep in the boat & it driffs off

Where does Victor land?

Scotland

Why is Victor a suspect?

He was in the same boat as the murderer

What concern does Elizabeth voice in her letter?

If Victor loves someone else

Why does Victor decide he should immediately marry Elizabeth?

He thinks he can then take care of what is happening & lare the monster out & take him out

What did the monster find in Frankenstein’s pocket?

Book on how to make a body/living person from dead cells

Why does Victor decide to leave Geneva?

All his family is gone & he has no one left

Women in the novel

All exist as props & in their relationship to the main character men

• Margaret Seville- never seen or heard from; just the receiver of Walton’s letters

• Caroline Beaufort (Victor’s mother)- how her death affects Victor & creation of monster

• Justine, Agatha, Safie, & Elizabeth- victims

Idea that women will continue to suffer in male dominated society

Whole plotline negative without any female power

De Lacey family in novel

Monster learns language & communication by observing the De Lacey family

Monster observes a loving family environment

Emphasizes the importance of nurture & social interactions in shaping an individual's character & behavior

Human capacity for both goodness & cruelty (they risk everything for Safie & her father BUT still judge the monster)

Gothic Literature in novel & how they are developed

• Supernatural

• Isolated & out of the ordinary setting locations

• Intense emotions

• Nightmares/bad omens

Ethos, Pathos and Logos and explain how the monster utilize the 3.

The monster establishes his credibility (ethos) by recounting his experiences so far & demonstrating his capacity for learning & reasoning

Appeals to Victor's emotions (pathos) by highlighting his loneliness/suffering & how it is all Victor’s fault

Uses logic (logos) by suggesting if Victor creates a companion for him, they can live together in isolation, away from humanity, & prevent further violence

Exotic Settings

Castles, caves, icy glaciers, tall ominous mountains, tiny islands, the North Pole, etc.

An element of mystery & supense

the work is pervaded by a threatening feeling, a fear enhanced by the unknown

omens, dreams, or visions

a character may have a disturbing dream vision, or some phenomenon may be seen as a portent of coming events

supernatural or inexplicable events

dramatic, amazing event occur, such as ghost or giants walking, or inanimate objects coming to life

high, even overwrought emotion

the characters are often overcome by anger, sorrow, surprise, & especially, terror

horrific & gloomy imagery

dark & ominous image, I.E. dark clouds, rain, thunder, lighting, monstrous cliffs & peaks of mountains