frankenstein

Question 1

Atheist

Answer 1

a person who believes that God does not exist

Question 2

Progeny

Answer 2

a person who comes from a particular parent or family : the child or descendant of
someone

Question 3

Sinister

Answer 3

having an evil appearance : looking likely to cause something bad, harmful, or
dangerous to happen

Question 4

Anguish

Answer 4

extreme suffering, grief, or pain

Question 5

Prejudice

Answer 5

an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.

Question 6

isolation

Answer 6

the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others : the condition of
being isolated

Question 7

Tension

Answer 7

a feeling of nervousness, excitement or fear. Unable to relax.

Question 8

Suspense

Answer 8

a state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Question 9

Eloquent

Answer 9

having or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively

Question 10

who is William

Answer 10

represents innocence and revenge. F;s younger brother

Question 11

Elizabeth

Answer 11

Cousin of F

Question 12

Agathe

Answer 12

Blind girl, does not judge the monster based on his appearance

Question 13

Felix

Answer 13

Felix: Agathe’s brother, shoots the monster

Question 14

The Monster:

Answer 14

created by Frankenstein; despised by his creator

Question 15

Victor Frankenstein:

Answer 15

Victor Frankenstein: eponymous, protagonist, scientist

Question 16

Captain Walton

Answer 16

Captain Walton: An arctic explorer who finds F

Question 17

who is Mary Shelley

Answer 17

The author of Frankenstein (the novel). She was born in 1797, and wrote Frankenstein at the age of 20, after a ghost-writing contest with fellow Romantic writers and her husband, Percy Shelley.

Question 18

Gothic Genre

Answer 18

Literature that contains death and horror, often contains a lot of suspense and tension. Considered the dark side of Romanticism.

Question 19

Epilogue

Answer 19

Epilogue
a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

Question 20

Exposition

Answer 20

Exposition
writing that intends to put forward information or to explain something the reader needs to know

Question 21

Monologue

Answer 21

Monologue
a long speech by one actor in a play or film,

Question 22

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 22

Pathetic Fallacy
Where nature, often the weather, mirrors the mood of the text

Question 23

Romanticism (1770 - 1890)

Answer 23

The text is a Romantic text – it features discussions over the beauty of nature. The Romantics believed in the power of God and the beauty of nature.

Question 24

Victorian Period

Answer 24

a time of strict morals and values; class system promoted divisions between nobility and working class.

Question 25

Prometheus

Answer 25

Prometheus
The novel’s subtitle is ‘The Modern Prometheus’. Prometheus is a figure in Greek culture/religion, who made humans out of clay. He also stole fire from the Gods, and to punish him, they chained him to a rock and called an eagle to peck out his liver each day.

Question 26

Galvanism

Answer 26

Galvanism
Scientist Luigi Galvani applied electrodes to dead body parts and caused them to be ‘reanimated’ – the muscles moved as if the creatures were alive. This was exciting and terrifying for Victorians.