Frankenstein Final Questions

Mary Shelly’s mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was best known for

Writing one of the first works of feminist philosophy

Mary Shelly’s Father was a well-known philosopher whose name was

William Godwin

Mary Shelly’s husband was a well known Romantic poet named

Percey Shelly

In the novel Frankenstein, the doctor’s story is retold by

a ship captain

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is composed of which two literary genres?

Gothic and Romantic

Which two events prompted Mary Shelly to write Frankenstein?

A ghost story competition suggested by Lord Byron and a dream of her dead child

A novel written in the Epistolary style means that it is written in

Letter or document form

The name of the creation of Victor Frankenstein is

He does not have a name

How does the doctor treat his creature when it first comes to life?

He abandons it immediately out of disgust

To learn about human beings, the creature observes

A family in a country cottage

Why does the doctor decide to tell Walton his horrifying story?

To warn Walton that ambition is dangerous

Victor’s attempt to create a female creature for the monster is ruined when

He destroys his own work

What threat does the creature issue to Victor after the destruction of his mate?

“I shall be with you on your wedding night”

To whom does Robert Walton address his letters?

Margaret Saville

The Frankenstein’s family home is in

Geneva

Victor Frankenstein attends university in this city and it becomes the site where he creates his

creature.

Ingolstadt

Elizabeth, Caroline, Justine and Agatha are all portrayed as

Compassionate caretakers

Victor Frankenstein’s father is

Alphonse Frankenstein

Who takes care of Victor when he falls ill after creating the monster?

Henry Clerval

What characteristics do Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton share?

intellect and ambition

How does Caroline Beaufort die?

She catches scarlet fever from Elizabeth

Who is convicted of the murder of Victor’s younger brother, William?

Justine Moritz

To what does the Monster attribute his malignant behavior?

Issues of abandonment and abuse

In order to prove Justine’s innocence, Victor

Does nothing to save her

From whom does the Monster learn to speak and read?

Through

observing Safie’s lessons

The three literary works that greatly influenced Mary Shelly in her writing of the novel,

Frankenstein, are

Prometheus, the poem “Rime of an Ancient Mariner,” and “Paradise Lost'“ by John Milton

Name the narrator/narrators of Frankenstein

Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the creature. Victor and the creature’s stories are told through the perspective of Walton in his letters