Frankenstein Flashcards
What was Shelley’s inspiration for Frankenstein?
Ghost stories and nightmares
What is the eternal theme of Frankenstein?
Human technology can create monsters
What is the link between Prometheus and Frankenstein?
Both abused power and it got them in trouble.
Why does Victor reject the monster?
Because he realizes what he made.
What favor does the monster ask of Victor?
Create a bride for him.
What format is the story written?
Frame story
Victors parents are what kind of people?
Wonderful and kind.
Who was not born wealthy, nor did they live a life of poverty in the story?
Walton
What character traits describe the women in Frankenstein?
They’re caretakers, they love deeply and do what they’re told.
What do Victor’s parents wish for Victor and Elizabeth?
That they will marry someday.
Why does Victor create a human?
To discover how to save people from death.
How long did it take to create the monster?
About nine months.
What poem does Victor quote in the streets of Ingolstat after the monster is “born”?
“Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
What words describe Justine Moritz?
Moral and virtuous.
How does Victor usually feel when he spends time in nature?
Happy and peaceful.
Victor returns home when what happens?
William is murdered.
What is the evidence against Justine?
A locket.
Why doesn’t Victor tell the courts about the monster?
He feels no one will believe him.
Where do the monster and Victor finally meet and talk?
The mountains.
The monster compares himself to which characters from the bible?
Adam and the fallen angel.
Who remains clam and rational during the talk between Victor and the Monster?
The Monster.
What is the name of the family the Monster spies on?
DeLacey
Watching the DeLaceys makes the Monster feel what emotion?
Lonely.
He’s afraid to approach the DeLacey family. Why?
He doesn’t have very good luck with people’s reactions.
What separates the Monster from the human race?
His appearance.
Who enters as a visitor from afar to the DeLacey home?
Safie
What is the title of the book Felix teaches Safie (and Derp) from?
Ruins of the Empires
What does the Monster call the DeLaceys?
Protectors.
Why was Safie’s father condemned?
Wealth and Religion.
Why was Felix not allowed to marry Safie?
He was Christian.
How were women viewed in Shelley’s time?
Irrational and unequal to men.
Why does the Monster burn down the DeLacey’s cottage?
They moved away.
Does Victor agree to build a wife for the Monster?
Yes.
What is Victor’s father’s cure for what ails Victor?
Marry Elizabeth.
Which character is the most moderate about life and education?
Henry
When Victor arrives in Ireland, what is he shown?
Henry’s dead body.
The law let’s Victor off on the murder charge. Why?
He wasn’t there when it happened.
What is Shelley’s example of the social justice system of the time?
Justine is poor and is executed, while Victor, who is rich, goes free.
What is the common reaction whenever Victor tells someone about creating a monster?
They think he’s crazy.
When does Victor say he was happy?
When he marries Elizabeth.
Victor is mostly suffering from what emotion?
Melancholy.
What does Victor ask of Walton?
Kill the Monster for him.
How will the Monster die?
Fire
What is Victor’s biggest misunderstanding?
Thinking he’s the target on his wedding night.
Does Walton complete his mission to the North Pole?
No.
Who are the Turks in the story?
Safie and her family.
How does the Monster find Victor?
His journal papers from the lab.
Who tells Victor about William’s death?
His father, in a letter.
Who does Victor say cannot be replaced?
Childhood friends.
What is Victor’s home town?
Geneva
Where does Victor go to school?
Ingolstat
What was Victor’s mother’s name?
Caroline
Who were Victor’s brothers?
William and Ernest
Ernest Frankenstein wants to pursue which career?
Military
How is Justine executed?
She is hanged.
In the story, what natural thing usually happens before someone dies?
A storm hits.
How many characters die in the story?
Seven (Caroline, Alphonse, William, Justine, Clerval, Elizabeth, Victor)
What language do the DeLaceys speak?
French
What is Walton’s dream?
To “discover” the Arctic.
What two things stop Walton from reaching his goal?
Ice and his men.
What is Walton’s sister’s name?
Margaret
What did Prometheus do?
Stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.
What was Mary W. Shelley’s husband’s profession?
Poet
About how old was Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
17-18.
For which family member’s death is the Monster not responsible?
Victor’s brother, Ernest.
How are Elizabeth and Victor related?
Elizabeth is his adopted sister and his wife, for a minute.
Where does Victor dispose of the female creation’s body parts?
the lake
Who are Kempe and Waldman?
Victor’s professors at Ingolstat
What does Victor do after he brings the monster to life?
Takes a nap.
What does Derp think of his reflection?
He can’t believe how ugly he is!
