FRANKENSTEIN

"Dear lovely child, he now sleeps with his angel mother!"

WILLIAM

"She perished on the scaffold as a murderess!"

JUSTINE

"It appeared to be a handsome young man, about five and twenty years of age… black mark of fingers on his neck."

HENRY

"She was there, lifeless and inanimate… her pale and distorted features half covered by her hair."

ELIZABETH

"I entered the cabin where lay the remains of my ill-fated and admirable friend… white and cold in death."

VICTOR

"I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the tormenting flames."

CREATURE

"He could not live under the horrors… the springs of existence suddenly gave way… two days he died in my arms."

ALPHONSE

"I had a perfect conviction of my innocence… suspicion has fixed on me…"

JUSTINE

"If it is not truly murder… tell me if I was the true murderer…"

VICTOR

"All men hate the wretched… how then must I be hated?"

CREATURE

childhood

section

"I was their plaything and their idol… my future lot was in their hands…

VICTOR

"No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself…"

VICTOR

"My temper was sometimes violent… but by some law they were not turned toward children of one’s own country."

CREATURE

"A shuddering seized me… I could not endure to remain in the same room with the poor remains."

VICTOR

"It is your duty to kill me… How dare you sport thus with life?"

CREATURE

"Have I not suffered enough, that you seek to increase my misery? Life… is dear to me…"

CREATURE

"I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend."

CREATURE

descriptions

descriptions

"He was by birth a Genevese… ancestors members of the synoptic and judges of the town.

VICTOR

"Her locks were of the brightest living gold… eyes soft blue… full of intelligence."

ELIZABETH

"She possessed a mind of uncommon versatility… fingers all over the world… exquisite embroidery."

ELIZABETH

"He was the son of my father’s dear friend… could not be persuaded to receive affectionate advances."

HENRY

"Of a very noble family… about to follow his father as a statesman… resigned hereditary title."

VICTOR

"Was born of a noble Italian family… living in a peasant’s home… adopted by my mother."

JUSTINE

"Was the son of a merchant of Geneva… boy of singular talent and fancy… wrote heroic poems."

HENRY

"The girl was young and beautiful… golden hair plaited and adorned with flowers… yet sad."

ELIZABETH

"The younger was slight and very beautiful… deep melancholy settled over his whole person."

HENRY

"The lady… dark gown, black veil… raven-black hair, hazel eyes, pale ivory complexion."

SAFIE

"The use of an object or idea to represent something else."

Symbolism

"An event that is the reverse of what is expected."

Irony

"A literary device used to recall a previous event or scene."

Flashback

A recurring idea or subject in a literary work.

Theme

"The use of hints or clues to suggest future events."

Foreshadowing

The Romantic period was heavily influenced by.

The French Revolution & Industrial Revolution

The Romantics believed.

Imagination & emotion should take precedence over reason & logic

This poet had a great influence on Shelley from a young age. She heard his poetry read aloud by her father

Coleridge

This poet may have been killed at sea due to his controversial views on religion, politics, and sexual freedom, leading to his banishment from Italy.

Shelley

This poet was considered such a reprobate he was likely forced to leave England after a rumored affair with his sister

Byron

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein while summering with this famous writer.

Byron