Frankenstein study guide, Ch. 1 – 12 – Flashcards
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To whom is this first letter written?
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Margaret Saville, Robert Walton's sister
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In what city and country is the writer of the letter?
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St. Petersburg, Russia
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In what month does the writer of the letter intend to set sail?
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June
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What is the planned destination of this voyage?
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Unknown areas of the Arctic Ocean. He wants to explore uncharted areas.
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What is the relationship between the writer of the letter and the receiver of the letter?
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Brother/Sister
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(Letter 2) How old is the writer of the letters?
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28
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From What location is letter 2 sent?
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Archangel
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What type of books did the writer of the letters read until the age of fourteen?
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"Our Uncle Thomas' books of voyages"
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After age fourteen, what type of literature did the letter writer read?
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"At that age I became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country"
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In what location is letter 3 written?
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Archangel
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What do the sailors see floating past the ship?
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Sheets of Ice
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(Letter 4) What had surrounded the ship?
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Ice
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At two o'clock, what did the sailors see crossing the ice?
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They saw vast an irregular planes of ice which had no end. Then they saw a carriage fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs.
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Two hours after seeing this unusual sight, what happened to the ship?
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The ice broke and the ship was freed.
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The following morning, what did the sailors pull from the ice?
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Victor Frankenstein
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Why is the stranger revealing the story of his life to the letter writer?
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Victor believes that Walton is exposing himself to the same dangers which have forced Victor to become what he is.
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Of what nationality is Frankenstein?
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Frankenstein is Genevese, which means Swiss, or from Geneva
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Who are his parents and how did they meet?
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Caroline Beaufort and Alphonse Frankenstein. Alphonse was friends with Caroline's father who was a merchant. After the merchant's death, he was "a protecting spirit" for her and they later married.
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In what city was Frankenstein born?
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Naples
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How old was Victor when he and his parents visited Italy?
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5
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What child did Victor's parents adopt? (first and last name)
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Elizabeth Lavenza
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1. How much of an age difference is there between Victor and his younger brother?
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7 years
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2. Who was Victor's closest friend?
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Henry Clerval
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3. What subject did Victor study as a boy?
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Natural philosophy (I believe it was the same as what he studied in college)... *But he was reading about alchemists I think.. He might have been studying alchemy*
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Who were the three ancient scientists Victor read about?
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Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus and Albertus Magnus.
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At age fifteen, what event did Victor and an expert in natural philosophy witness?
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Am incredible lightning storm; the lightning destroys a tree
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How did the expert's explanation of galvanism and electricity affect Victor's attitude toward the ancient scientists?
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Victor disregarded them and began to despise them. He thought they were phonies.
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At age seventeen, into what university was Victor enrolled?
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Ingolstadt
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What illness did Elizabeth develop?
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Scarlet Fever
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What was the cause of Caroline's death?
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Nursing Elizabeth, then she became sick
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What subject did M. Krempe teach?
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Natural Philosophy
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What was M. Krempe's opinion of the ancient scientists Victor had read?
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He says that the studies of old alchemists were a waste of time and that he should begin his studies anew.
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What subject did M. Waldman teach?
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Chemistry
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What subject did M. Waldman suggest Victor study?
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Natural Philosophy
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How many years did Victor spend studying without returning to Geneva?
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"Two years passed in this manner, during which I paid no visit to Geneva..." (Pg: 49)
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What discovery did Victor make?
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He discovered how to animate dead flesh/organisms
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How tall was the creature to be?
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8 feet tall
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Where did Victor find the "parts" for the creature? (three places)
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slaughter houses, charnel houses, dissecting rooms
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In what month did Victor complete his experiment?
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November
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For how long had Victor worked on this experiment?
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Two years
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How did Victor react when he first encountered his creation?
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Disgust
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Who did Victor meet by chance outside an inn?
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Henry Clerval
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Of what did Victor speak while sick for several months with a nervous fever?
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He spoke of the monster that he created. (Pg: 60)
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From whom was the letter that Clerval gave to Victor?
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Elizabeth Lavenza
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What young orphan girl had returned to live with the Frankenstein family?
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Justine Moritz
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How had Victor's attitude toward his studies of natural philosophy changed?
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He was disgusted.
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What subject did Clerval study at Ingolstadt?
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Oriental languages
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What tragedy is related to Victor in the letter from his father?
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The murder of William
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What object belonging to Caroline did William have that was missing?
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A locket containing a picture of Frankenstein's mother
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How many years had passed since Victor had been to Geneva?
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Six years
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During the lightning storm, whom did Victor think he saw?
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The monster
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Who was accused of the murder?
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Justine Moritz
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Who had given William the miniature?
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Elizabeth Lavenza
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Where had Justine spent the night when she was late getting back into the city?
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She had stayed at an Aunt's house at Chêne (a city a league from Geneva)
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Why did Justine confess?
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"I confessed, that I might obtain absolution" (Pg: 83) Her confessor had threatened her with excommunication and hellfire.
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Victor contemplated suicide by drowning. Why didn't he go through with it?
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He did not wish to cause his family any more pain.
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To what village did Victor travel?
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Chamounix
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What mountain did Victor look out at from his window?
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Mont Blanc
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To what summit did Victor climb?
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Montanvert
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Who did Victor meet on the summit?
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The Monster
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To what Biblical characters did this individual compare himself?
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Adam, Satan?
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To what did this individual want Frankenstein to listen?
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His story
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What did the monster eat while he was roaming the woods?
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berries, acorns?
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What did the monster see in the sky that gave him pleasure?
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The Moon.
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How was the monster able to observe the family in the cottage?
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through small cracks in the hut and an old boarded window behind the cottage
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From what physical handicap did the old man suffer?
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He was blind.
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What were the names of the people in the cottage? (first and last if given)
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Felix, Agatha, Safie, De Lacey
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What chores did the monster perform for the cottagers?
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he gathered wood for them
