Frankenstien Flashcards
Who was Victor Frankenstein and what did he die of?
Victor Frankenstein was a aspiring scientist and created a monster while at university in Ingolstadt, Germany. He died of illness on Robert Waltons ship.
Who was Caroline Frankenstein and what did she die of?
Caroline Frankenstein was Victor’s mother and died of the scarlett fever nursing Victor’s adopted sister Elizabeth back to health right before he went to college.
Who was Justine Moritz and how did she die?
Justine Moritz was the Frankenstein family’s house keeper and she was executed (hung) for the false accusation of his younger brother William who was really killed by Victor’s monster
Who was Henry Clerval and how did he help Victor? How did he die?
Henry Clerval was Victors childhood friend and he helped nurse Victor back to health when he went into a state of shock and crippling anxiety after seeing his monster flee from his room. Henry was murdered by Victor’s monster after Victor didn’t create a female companion for his monster
Who was Elizabeth Frankenstein and how did she die?
Elizabeth Frankenstein was Victors adopted sister and wife and she died because Victor failed to create a companion for the monster and the monster got revenge by killing his wife.
What inspired Frankenstein?
Mary Shelleys writing contest and a vision/dream she had
What is a romantic novels setting like?
Very obscure and random. Nature is emphasized
Why was Mary Shelleys book a classic?
It was the first of its kind and a very groundbreaking book for the literature world. Making things come back to life and the sciences talked about in her book were not before talked about
How was the book
received
Lots of people admired the book but critics thought it was too “out there”
