Frankenstein - Characters Flashcards
analyse the quote: (Victor)
“when i am glowing”
-what essay point does it link to
- doesn’t doubt he will fail
- highlights his arrogance
- links to Victor Frankenstein P1 -> Victor’s ambition leads him to become arrogant and narrow-minded
analyse the quote: (Victor)
“[he] was now free”
-what essay point does it link to
- “free” implies he is not free without nature, rather he felt imprisoned with his family
- links to Victor Frankenstein P2 -> Victor uses isolation in times of turmoil
essay points for Victor Frankenstein:
P1: Victor’s ambition leads him to become arrogant and narrow-minded
P2: Victor uses isolation in times of turmoil
P3: Victor is so caught up in the pursuit of knowledge he feels invincible
analyse the quote: (Victor describes Elizabeth)
“heaven-sent”
“fairer than a garden rose”
-what essay point does it link to
- Elizabeth is holy/worshipped by Victor
- “fairer” suggests she is even more beautiful than a garden rose
- links to Elizabeth P1 -> Elizabeth is presented as beautiful
analyse the quote:
“veiled her grief and strove to act as the comforter to us all”
-what essay point does it link to
- “strove” shows the effort she puts in to hep others around her
- “us all” includes men - shows women are stronger and have to comfort the men
- links to Elizabeth P2 -> Elizabeth is presented as strong
analyse the quote:
“mine - mine to protect, love and cherish”
-what essay point does it link to
- repetition of mine hints at protectiveness as well as possessiveness
- “protect” implies she is incapable to take care of herself
- links to Elizabeth P3 -> Victor can be possessive over Elizabeth
essay points for Elizabeth Lavenza
P1: Elizabeth is presented as beautiful
P2: Elizabeth is presented as strong
P3: Victor can be possessive over Elizabeth
analyse the quote:
“increase of knowledge discovered to me what a wretched outcast i am”
-what essay points does this link to
- gain of knowledge allows him to understand prejudice
- links to Creation P1 -> Creation acquires knowledge, which proves to be destructive
analyse the quote:
“i was benevolent and good, misery made me a fiend”
-what essay points does this link to
- contrast of positive and negative portrays the change of character in the creation
- links to Creation P2 ->Creation suffers constant rejections because of his appearance
analyse the quote:
“you shall be my first victim”
-what essay points does this link to
- modal verb “shall” reinforces creation’s anger
- stress of the sentence falls on “first”, suggesting William won’t be his last victim
- links to Creation P3 -> Prejudice of society forces creation into isolation
essay points for Creation:
P1: Creation acquires knowledge, which proves to be destructive
P2: Creation suffers constant rejections because of his appearance
P3: Prejudice of society forces creation into isolation
essay points for Henry Clerval
P1: Henry is an idealised character, (strong yet sensitive)
P2: Victor’s friendship with Clerval shows the importance of companionship
P3: Henry’s purpose in the novel is to show what Victor could have been if not influenced by ambition / desire for discovery - dramatic foil
