Frankenstein Flashcards
LOVE AND COMPASSION: What has Frankenstein learnt?
CHAPTER 24
Nothing… “What his feeling were whom I persued I cannot know”
LOVE AND COMPASSION: The Monster showing man’s fundamental desire to be loved
CHAPTER 16
“I desire to be accepted by my fellows”
LOVE AND COMPASSION: The Monster showing what being the outcast has done to him
CHAPTER 10
“I was benevolent and good, misery made me a fiend”
LOVE AND COMPASSION: The Monster questioning his existence
CHAPTER 15
“What did this mean? Who am I? What am I? Whence did I come from?”
LOVE AND COMPASSION: What other themes could you use quotes from?
PARENTAL LOVE:
PARENTAL LOVE: Frankenstein’s Mother
CHAPTER 1
His mother’s father died leaving her an “orphan and a beggar”
PARENTAL LOVE: Frankenstein’s creation +/- (2)
CHAPTER 5
The creation could be interpreted as a birth “life”, “breathed” and “beautiful”
HOWEVER
He juxtaposes “lustrous” and “pearly” with “horrid” and “shrivelled”
PARENTAL LOVE: The Monster being abandoned
CHAPTER 15
“Abhorred creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turn from me in disgust”
PARENTAL LOVE: What has the lack of parenting done to the monster?
CHAPTER 10
“I was benevelont and good, misery made me a fiend”
PARENTAL LOVE: How does the monster show that he sees Frankenstein as parent?
CHAPTER 17
“in my dying moments, I shall not curse my maker” Shows his respect for him
PARENTAL LOVE: What other themes could you use quotes from?
NATURE
NATURE: Frankenstein heaven (2)
CHAPTER 6
Semantic field of euphoria, “delightful”, “divine” and gaiety”. Furthered by the noun “Ecstasy”
NATURE: Shows Frankenstein situation
CHAPTER 6
“Spring was uncommonly late”
Spring represents a new beginning and it being late shows his situation
NATURE: The Monster being bullied by nature
CHAPTER 16
“The cold stars shone in mockery”
Also used an oxymoron
NATURE: Frankenstein being restored by nature
CHAPTER 7
“The calm and heavenly scene restored me”
NATURE: Monster Romantic view
CHAPTER 15
“My chief desire was the[…] gay apparel of summer”
NATURE: What context do you need to mention?
The industrial revolution
When was Frankenstein written?
The 19th century
LOVE AND COMPASSION: Why can Frankenstein not sympathise with the Monster? (2)
Because he had never experienced hatred
LETTER 4
Walton says he sees Frank’ as the “brother of my heart”
CHAPTER 6
Frankenstein says he was “loved and beloved by all”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Walton is very arrogant
LETTER 3
“The very stars themselves being witnesses and testimonies”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Walton if Faust
LETTER 4
He said he would sacrifice his “fortune”, “existence” and “every hope” to further his “enterprise”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Walton accepts his mistakes
WALTON IN CONTINUATION
“If we are lost, my mad schemes are to blame”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Walton doesn’t learn from Victor’s mistakes
WALTON IN CONTINUATION
He describes Frankenstein as “noble”, “godlike” and “glorious”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Frankenstein on Walton’s voyage
LETTER 4
“Do you share my madness? Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught?[…] let me reveal my tale and you will dash the cup from your lips”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Frankenstein’s life
LETTER 4
“I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Frankenstein’s biblical message
LETTER 4
Refers to discovery/knowledge as a “serpent to sting you” (like the one from the bible”
DISCOVERY/KNOWLEDGE: Frankenstein is Faust
CHAPTER 5
He “worked hard for nearly two years” and sacrificed “rest and health”
