Frankenstein quotes Flashcards
Did I _______ thee, maker, from my ____________?
Who said it?
A quote from a famous poem?
Which two language techniques are used?
What does the quote mean?
Which three themes does it fit in to?
Did I request thee, maker, from my clay?
Said by the monster
From Milton Paradise lost.
Metaphor - he has been moulded by Frankenstein
Rhetorical question - he is questioning his own creation
The monster is comparing himself to Adam and Satan, he feels rejected.
Themes:
Responsibility
Religion
Science
What may not be _____________ in a country of ________ ____________?
Said by who?
What technique?
What does he mean?
The light is symbolic of _________
Which three themes does it fit in to?
What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?
Said by Captain Walton
Rhetorical question
He is excited to go and discover new things in a new country.
The light is symbolic of ____________.
Themes:
Science
Religion
Nature
The three words Frankenstein uses the describe the monster throughout the story?
Explain why this happens
Which two themes does it fit in to?
Creature
Wretch
Demon
The words get increasingly words to describe the monster as it reflects Victor’s changing feelings towards him. It starts of as a creature, more like an animal than a man.
It then gets increasingly more evil in Victor’s eyes until it becomes a demon, something which has escaped from hell.
Themes:
Prejudice
Religion
I, the miserable and the ________, am an _________, to be ___________ at, and ___________, and _________ on.
Said by?
Why does he call himself that word?
What technique does he use? (three v______ v______)
Which two themes does it fit in to?
I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on.
He calls himself an abortion as he feels he should not exist, he is unnatural.
He uses the three violent verbs to express his mistreatment and abuse he has suffered at the hands of all he has encountered.
Themes:
Prejudice
Science
Seek happiness in ____________ and avoid ___________.
Said by who and who does he say it to?
What is he saying to the person?
Which themes does it fit in to?
Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition.
Said by Frankenstein to Captain Walton
He is advising him not to push the boundaries of science. He is comparing them both to each other, just as Victor has pushed the boundaries of science and only found misery he does not want Walton to push the boundaries of exploring.
Themes:
Nature (The Sublime)
Responsibility
I was ____________ and good; misery made me a ____________
Said by who?
Which two themes does it fit in to? (explain)
What language technique is used?
Give me some A03 context you could use in relation to this quote
I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.
Said by the monster
Fits in to religion as there is the idea we are all born innocent as children, just as the monster was.
AO3 context - nature vs nurture
Uses contrast as a technique good vs fiend
Themes:
Religion
Responsibility
I afterwards found that these ________, performed by an _________ ____________, greatly astonished them
Said by who in relation to what?
Explain the quote
What technique is used?
What themes does it fit in to?
“I afterwards found that these labours, performed by an invisible hand, greatly astonished them’.
Said by the monster in relation to his time watching the DeLacey family.
A metaphor
He finds happiness in secretly helping the family. The monster has suddenly found himself in a different role, you could argue he has started to become the ‘creator’ as he chops wood for them etc. He has some power and control over them but tends to use it for good.
Themes:
Religion
Responsibility
Have you drunk also of the __________ ____________?
Said by who? Who do they say it to?
What techniques are used?
What does he mean?
What is a ________? and what connotations does it have?
Which three themes does it fit in to?
Have you drunk also of the intoxicating draught?
Said by Victor to Walton
Techniques: Metaphor and Rhetorical question
He asks Walton if he also has passion/drive to discover. He is implying himself and Walton are controlled by their drive to push the boundaries further.
A draught is a potion which implies it could be something dangerous, poisonous and magical
Themes:
Religion
Responsibility
Science
References by both Victor and the monster to _________ and _________
Explain why they both refer to ______ and ______ frequently
Which theme does it fit in to?
References by both Victor and the monster to ‘Heaven and earth’
Fits with the idea that Victor is the creator or ‘God’ and the monster is the creation, made from the earth. Victor sees himself as above the monster.
There is also the saying of ‘move heaven and earth’ which reflects both their desire to do anything to achieve their goals.
Theme:
Religion
When I was 15, I witnessed a most ________ and __________ __________________.
Said by who?
Explain how this links to victor
Explain the two A03 context points you could link to this quote
When I was 15, I witnessed a most violent and terrible thunderstorm.
Said by Frankenstein
Links to the Sublime, the idea that there can be great and mighty things in nature that are bigger than us as humans (Mountains, lakes, storms appear in Frankenstein)
Also explains the start of Victor’s desire to push the boundaries of science and his fascination with using electricity to raise the dead
A03 context - this was a common scientific interest at the time
List all the A03 context you can
Parents?
Where did she run away to and what did it give her an interest in?
What movement was she involved in? (lots of poetry!)
Why did she write the story?
What was going on with industry in the UK?
There was a decrease in what?
There was an increased interest in what?
Parents were philosophers/political radicals
Ran away to France with Percy Shelly so had an interest in the French Revolution
Romantic Movement (Blake, Keats, Byron, Coleridge, Wordsworth)
She wrote the story as part of a competition with Shelly and Byron
Industrial Revolution
General decrease in religion/Christianity
Increased interest in science (anatomy, electricity, galvansim)
