Frankenstein - Overall

Question 1

Victor is shown to be ambitious in his attitude to science, he wants to do more than……. . This shows he wants to create

Answer 1

Dissect, anatomise and give names

Question 2

Victor is shown that he wants his scientific contributions to be helpful to mankind. This shows that he thinks, during its creation, that his monster will be helpful.

Answer 2

To the solid advantage of mankind

Question 3

Frankenstein is similar to The Fall Of Man. HOW?

Answer 3

He is tempted by knowledge like Adam and Eve were by the apple tree. This ends his Paradise-like childhood and makes his adulthood hell.

Question 4

Frankenstein is similar to the poem Paradise Lost. How?

Answer 4

Frankenstein is banished for being different and this leads to him plotting revenge, much like Satan did when banished from heaven.

Question 5

Frankenstein is similar to the Latin myth Prometheus. How?

Answer 5

Because Victor rebels against the laws of nature to make an unnatural man. He does this to try and benefit humanity but is punished for creating it.

Question 6

What is the significance of the characters spending large quantities of time in large open space?

Answer 6

The large open spaces signify how lonely a character is

Question 7

Victor Frankenstein spends a lot of time stuck in small places. What does this mean?

Answer 7

These small spaces could signify the mental and physical imprisonment of Victor Frankenstein

Question 8

The importance of companionship is seen when Safie returns to Felix

Answer 8

Infused new life into his soul

Question 9

Victor’s narration causes the reader to be prejudiced against the monster as we hear from Victor first and he continually describes his creation as the…..

Answer 9

Devil

Question 10

Ambition clouded Victor’s thoughts about his experiments until after he had let the monster loose on the world. After he describes thinks on his experiments differently

Answer 10

Unhallowed acts

Question 11

Walton’s ambition mean he cannot see the facts, he has a fantasy that…….

Answer 11

Snow and frost are banished

Question 12

Frankenstein thinks De Lacy has a kind face. How does he describe it?

Answer 12

Expression of goodness that bestowed pleasure even upon me

Question 13

This quote about William contrasts with the point when we learn that he has died. It makes us wonder what could have happened to him.

Answer 13

Rosy with health

Question 14

The monster believes William and De Lacey will be this because they are child and blind respectively

Answer 14

Unprejudiced

Question 15

Clerval is shown to love life

Answer 15

Others regard only with admiration, he loved with ardour

Question 16

Victor’s gloom is highlighted by Clerval a number of times, such as during this description of Clerval

Answer 16

Enthusiastic imagination

Question 17

Victor portrays the monster as otherworldly as it runs towards him in the Alps

Answer 17

Superhuman speed

Question 18

The unnatural nature of the monster is shown by Victor’s first description of it.

Answer 18

Demoniacal corpse

Question 19

The rejection from humanity could be what turned the creation into monster. This is shown when he begins to see himself as a monster

Answer 19

A monster, a blot upon the earth

Question 20

The monster is shown to think humans to be the normal ones and him the abnormal one, which is strange because people often think they are normal and everyone else is weird/wrong. It could also show that he is only small compared to whole of humanity

Answer 20

A monster, a blot on the earth

Question 21

The monsters reflection causes him pain

Answer 21

Despondence and mortification

Question 22

Elizabeth is described by Victor from the beginning as beautiful

Answer 22

Her smile, her soft voice, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes

Question 23

Victor shows that him and Elizabeth have a strong bond

Answer 23

Beautiful and adored companion

Question 24

Elizabeth is shown to be kind by helping Victor

Answer 24

“Subdue” his violent temper

Question 25

Elizabeth is portrayed as courageous, clever and just when her speech to defend justice is described as this

Answer 25

Simple and powerful appeal

Question 26

She loves being Genevan and living in Switzerland because of its equality, only for this love to be shattered by Justine’s execution

Answer 26

Our fortunate country

Question 27

Victor believes that Alphonse fulfilled his duties as a father

Answer 27

Active spirit of tenderness

Question 28

Victor misinterprets this important quote from the monster

Answer 28

I shall be with you on your wedding-night

Question 29

Victor has a ……

Answer 29

Thirst for knowledge

Question 30

Victor’s ambition leads to a…

Answer 30

Child’s blindness

Question 31

Victor has a passion for …

Answer 31

Glory

Question 32

Despite Victors flaws, Walton describes him with these three quotes

Answer 32

“Celestial spirit”, “divine wanderer”, “never-failing power of judgement”

Question 33

What is the significance of Justine’s name?

Answer 33

JUSTine, irony

Question 34

What is the significance of Victor’s name?

Answer 34

Victor means winner

Question 35

What is the significance of Clerval’s name?

Answer 35

The name Clerval can mean that you have depth of mind, but are also logical. Also, Clerval is only known as Clerval, his last name. He also calls Victor by his last name a lot.