letter iv

Question 1

‘the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature’

Answer 1

the creature

this is the end of the text

in medias res

Question 2

‘the daemon’

Answer 2

paradise lost reference

gives an evil impression if the creature

Question 3

‘i begin to love him as a brother’

‘my affection for my guest increases every day’

Answer 3

walton feels as if he has a friend

natural growth of friendship - increasing of love as time passes

Question 4

‘let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips’

Answer 4

frankenstein’s story is a warning

consequences of ambition

Question 5

‘i have lost everything every thing and cannot begin life anew

Answer 5

clearly affected by his actions

rime of the ancient mariner reference

hopes that by purging his guilt, through a confession, he will be able to meet the destiny that he knows he must meet.

Question 6

'’he may suffer misery and be overwhelmed by disappointments, yet when he has retired into himself he will be like a celestial spirit’

Answer 6

depressed genius

frankenstein is based on percy shelly

Question 7

‘i do not know that the relation of disasters will be useful to you…i imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale’

Answer 7

frankenstein will tell his story to prevent others from danger

paradise lost

Question 8

‘nothing can alter my destiny’

Answer 8

gothic trope

can’t escape fate

Question 9

‘melancholy sweetness’

Answer 9

walton is a metaphor for what frankenstein was like before the creature

oxymoron