Frankenstein: Prologue & Chapters 1-3 – Flashcards
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Who is telling the story in the letters (prologue)?
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Robert Walton
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To whom is Robert Walton writing, and why?
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To his sister, Margaret, to share his thoughts and plans
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How has Robert Walton prepared for his expedition?
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Robert Walton has become an able-bodied seaman by traveling for six years on expeditions in the northern seas, and he has used his resources to acquire a ship, crew, and a lieutenant
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What is the one thing that Robert says he wants, several times?
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He's lonely, and wants a friend with whom to share his thoughts and successes
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Walton describes himself as a "Romantic"--what does he mean by that?
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As a Romantic, he listens to his heart instead of him mind, and is concerned with the individual--he tends to be irrational, imaginative, and emotional, and finds peace in nature and admires its beauty
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What time of year is it when Walton begins his voyage, and why?
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Walton begins sailing in the earliest spring so that he can get to the pole and back before the ice hits
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What is the strange thing seen by Walton and his crew?
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Walton's crew sees a dog sledge pulling a gigantic being in the shape of a man
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Who is the man who is brought on board the ship?
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He is Victor Frankenstein, a European man totally exhausted and emaciated
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What is the odd question the stranger asks before he will allow himself to be taken on board Walton's ship?
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"Before I come on board your vessel," Victor asks, "will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?"
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Walton's goal on his expedition was to?
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Find a passage from the Atlantic and Pacific "near the pole"
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How does Victor react to Walton's goal?
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Frankenstein is horrified when he hears Walton's goal because he fears Walton will make the same mistakes that he, Victor Frankenstein, has made
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Who is the actual narrator of the story?
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Victor Frankenstein
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What is the dying wish of Caroline (Victor's mother)?
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That one day Victor and Elizabeth shall marry
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Who is Beaufort?
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Caroline's father
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Victor's parents get married after what happens?
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After Beaufort's death
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Who is Henry Clerval?
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Victor's best childhood friend
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Who gets sick and dies by Scarlet Fever?
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Caroline and Elizabeth both contract Scarlet Fever, and Caroline dies.
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During Victor's schooling, what becomes his main obsession?
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Knowledge, as he becomes somewhat obsessed with the works of Agrippa at the age of 13
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Where does Elizabeth come from?
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She lives with a poor family in Italy, though she was born to a well-to-do German family
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What does Victor's mother do when they meet Elizabeth?
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She adopts the orphan girl, partially because she remembers her own past poverty
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While at the University in Ingolstadt, Victor becomes interested in?
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Chemistry and the elixir of life
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Why did Victor go off to the University in Ingolstadt?
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He left to go study and to leave the sadness of losing his mother
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How did Professor Krempe treat Victor?
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He was very rude and told him that studying Medieval alchemy was a waste of time
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How did Professor Waldman treat Victor?
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He respected him and told him he should study all branches of natural philosophy
