Chapter 20
1. What three fears does Victor have about this new creation?
2. What greater fear did Victor have when he gave the second creature to his first?
3. When the first creature looks through the window, what did Victor eventually do?
4. Where has the creature been while Victor was traveling to Scotland?
5. Why is it ironic that the creature calls Victor his slave?
6. Why does Victor say he will not keep his promise to his creature?
7. What does the creature say he will do to Victor?
8. How did the creature leave the place where Victor was?
9. Why did the creature manage to get away from Victor?
10. What had the creature said to Victor that caused Victor to be sad for Elizabeth?
11. Why is the following sentence particularly ironic? Victor is describing himself: “I walked about the isle like a restless spectre, separated from all it loved and miserable in the separation” (174). [Chapter 20 Five pages from the beginning]
12. What came for Victor that served as an impetus for him to leave his lonely island?
13. What did Victor do with the new creature he had destroyed and why?
14. Why do you think Victor is able to sleep soundly in the boat?
15. When Victor faces the fact that he may die on the sea, what greater horror occurs to him?
16. Where does Victor land and how do the people greet him?
17. Of what do the people accuse Victor ?
Chapter 21
1. What had the fisherman tripped over on his way home?
2. What about the fisherman’s story bothered Victor?
3. Why did the people say they had seen one boat with one man in it push off from that part of the shore and then return to almost the same place later on?
4. What conclusion had the people come to about Victor?
5. What causes Victor to become ill again, and what does he rave about during his illness?
6. What is the condition of the place in which Victor finds himself when he gets well?
7. What wish did Victor express?
8. Why is the treatment that Victor receives significant?
9. How had Mr. Kirwin shown kindness to Victor?
10. How did Mr. Kirwin learn of Victor’s innocence?
11. Why did Victor recoil in horror when he was told he had a visitor?
12. Why did Victor have to remain in prison after Mr. Kirwin realized he was innocent?
13. What prevented Victor from taking his life this time?
14. What caused Victor to live through his despair/
15. How did Victor feel about leaving Ireland and why?
16. What was his nightmare before his father awakened him on the boat?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Chapters 16-19 Frankenstein
Chapter 16
1. What was the creature’s reaction to what had happened with the cottagers?
2. Why did the creature return to the cottage?
3. What effect did the cottager’s leaving have on the creature?
4. To whom did the creature decide to go after he left his place where the cottage had been?
5. What restored a sense of happiness to the creature as he traveled to Geneva?
6. What occurred that ended with the creature’s being wounded?
7. What predominant feeling did the creature have as he waited weeks for his painful wound to heal?
8. Why did the creature place the picture of Mrs. Frankenstein in the lady’s pocket?
9. What did the creature demand of Frankenstein?
Chapter 17
1. Why does the creature say he is malicious?
2. What does the creature say he will cause if he is not loved?
3. What does the creature say he will give to anyone who will accept him?
4. What does Victor think of the creature’s request?
5. What does the creature promise he will do if Victor accedes to his request?
6. What does Victor say will happen eventually to the exiled creature?
7. What does the creature say will satisfy him so he will leave the inhabitants of man forever?
8. Why does Victor fail to trust the monster?
9. From where does the creature say his vices come?
10. How does Victor feel as he descends the mountain?
11. Why does Victor resolve to make what the creature has asked him to make?
Chapter 18
1. What did Victor do when he felt himself falling into a deep depression?
2. What do you do when you are upset or down? Do you have a favorite place?
3. What does Victor’s father think is causing Victor to be unhappy?
4. What does Mr. Frankenstein propose Victor do in the near future?
5. Why does Victor view his father’s proposition with horror?
6. What reasons does Victor give for beginning his work away from his home?
7. Why does Victor finally come to the idea that his creature will not harm his family while Victor is in England?
8. Whom does Victor believe would give him the most comfort while he is alone?
9. Why do you think does Mary Shelley give so many details of the views of nature?
10. What do you think Victor means when he says that Henry was “a being formed in the ‘very poetry of nature’”?
11. Why do you think Shelley tells us so much about Henry’s enjoyment?
12. What can you infer about Henry from how Victor talks about him and asks, “Where does he now exist”?
13. How can we tell that Victor thought highly of Clerval:?
14. What is the significance of their mentioning the sighting of the many steeples of London along with the Tower of London?
1. What was the creature’s reaction to what had happened with the cottagers?
2. Why did the creature return to the cottage?
3. What effect did the cottager’s leaving have on the creature?
4. To whom did the creature decide to go after he left his place where the cottage had been?
5. What restored a sense of happiness to the creature as he traveled to Geneva?
6. What occurred that ended with the creature’s being wounded?
7. What predominant feeling did the creature have as he waited weeks for his painful wound to heal?
8. Why did the creature place the picture of Mrs. Frankenstein in the lady’s pocket?
9. What did the creature demand of Frankenstein?
Chapter 17
1. Why does the creature say he is malicious?
2. What does the creature say he will cause if he is not loved?
3. What does the creature say he will give to anyone who will accept him?
4. What does Victor think of the creature’s request?
5. What does the creature promise he will do if Victor accedes to his request?
6. What does Victor say will happen eventually to the exiled creature?
7. What does the creature say will satisfy him so he will leave the inhabitants of man forever?
8. Why does Victor fail to trust the monster?
9. From where does the creature say his vices come?
10. How does Victor feel as he descends the mountain?
11. Why does Victor resolve to make what the creature has asked him to make?
Chapter 18
1. What did Victor do when he felt himself falling into a deep depression?
2. What do you do when you are upset or down? Do you have a favorite place?
3. What does Victor’s father think is causing Victor to be unhappy?
4. What does Mr. Frankenstein propose Victor do in the near future?
5. Why does Victor view his father’s proposition with horror?
6. What reasons does Victor give for beginning his work away from his home?
7. Why does Victor finally come to the idea that his creature will not harm his family while Victor is in England?
8. Whom does Victor believe would give him the most comfort while he is alone?
9. Why do you think does Mary Shelley give so many details of the views of nature?
10. What do you think Victor means when he says that Henry was “a being formed in the ‘very poetry of nature’”?
11. Why do you think Shelley tells us so much about Henry’s enjoyment?
12. What can you infer about Henry from how Victor talks about him and asks, “Where does he now exist”?
13. How can we tell that Victor thought highly of Clerval:?
14. What is the significance of their mentioning the sighting of the many steeples of London along with the Tower of London?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Chapter 12
1.What did the creature do to the cottagers that he realized hurt them.
2. In what two ways did the creature help the cottagers?
3.How did the creature react to his image in the water?
4. How did the creature react to spring?
Ch. 13
1.How did Felix receive the lady who rode up to their cottage?
2. Why did she have a difficult time communicating with the cottagers?
3. What did the creature and the lady do simultaneously?
4. Why was Volney’s Ruins of Empires significant for the creature?
5. What did the creature discover entitled a man to respect, and how did this affect him?
6. What did his understanding of a human child’s upbringing cause for the creature?
Chapter14
1. What had been the situation of the De Lacey’s in France, and who had been the cause of their downfall?
2. What happened to Safie’s father that caused Felix to become involved in his life?
3. What treasure of the Turk’s did Felix desire to have?
4. Who had been Safie’s mother and how did this influence Safie?
5. How did the Turk really feel about his daughter’ marrying Felix, and why did he allow Felix understand that Safie would be his?
6. How did the French government punish Felix and his family for helping the turk?
7. How did Safie come to discover her father’s betrayal of Felix and herself?
Chapter 15
1. What were the qualities of humans to which the creature adhered at this time?
2. How did the creature’s reading of the Sorrows of Werter influence the him?
3. What was the despairing truth to which he came as he thought about the circumstances of the characters in these works?
4. What was the effect of Plutarch’s Lives and Paradise Lost on him?
5. What else had the creature found that caused him great sorrow?
6. How did the creature’s state differ from that of Adam and even from the deamons of hell?
7. Why did the creature delay his revealing himself to the cottagers?
8. How did the creature introduce himself to the people and what was the result?
1.What did the creature do to the cottagers that he realized hurt them.
2. In what two ways did the creature help the cottagers?
3.How did the creature react to his image in the water?
4. How did the creature react to spring?
Ch. 13
1.How did Felix receive the lady who rode up to their cottage?
2. Why did she have a difficult time communicating with the cottagers?
3. What did the creature and the lady do simultaneously?
4. Why was Volney’s Ruins of Empires significant for the creature?
5. What did the creature discover entitled a man to respect, and how did this affect him?
6. What did his understanding of a human child’s upbringing cause for the creature?
Chapter14
1. What had been the situation of the De Lacey’s in France, and who had been the cause of their downfall?
2. What happened to Safie’s father that caused Felix to become involved in his life?
3. What treasure of the Turk’s did Felix desire to have?
4. Who had been Safie’s mother and how did this influence Safie?
5. How did the Turk really feel about his daughter’ marrying Felix, and why did he allow Felix understand that Safie would be his?
6. How did the French government punish Felix and his family for helping the turk?
7. How did Safie come to discover her father’s betrayal of Felix and herself?
Chapter 15
1. What were the qualities of humans to which the creature adhered at this time?
2. How did the creature’s reading of the Sorrows of Werter influence the him?
3. What was the despairing truth to which he came as he thought about the circumstances of the characters in these works?
4. What was the effect of Plutarch’s Lives and Paradise Lost on him?
5. What else had the creature found that caused him great sorrow?
6. How did the creature’s state differ from that of Adam and even from the deamons of hell?
7. Why did the creature delay his revealing himself to the cottagers?
8. How did the creature introduce himself to the people and what was the result?
Chapter 13
1. How did Felix receive the lady who rode up to their cottage?
2. Why did she have a difficult time communicating with the cottagers?
3. What did the creature and the lady do simultaneously?
4. Why was Volney’s Ruins of Empires significant for the creature?
5. What did the creature discover entitled a man to respect, and how did this affect him?
6. What did his understanding of a human child’s upbringing cause for the creature?
Chapter14
1. What had been the situation of the De Lacey’s in France, and who had been the cause of their downfall?
2. What happened to Safie’s father that caused Felix to become involved in his life?
3. What treasure of the Turk’s did Felix desire to have?
4. Who had been Safie’s mother and how did this influence Safie?
5. How did the Turk really feel about his daughter’ marrying Felix, and why did he allow Felix understand that Safie would be his?
6. How did the French government punish Felix and his family for helping the turk?
7. How did Safie come to discover her father’s betrayal of Felix and herself?
Chapter 15
1. What were the qualities of humans to which the creature adhered at this time?
2. How did the creature’s reading of the Sorrows of Werter influence the him?
3. What was the despairing truth to which he came as he thought about the circumstances of the characters in these works?
4. What was the effect of Plutarch’s Lives and Paradise Lost on him?
5. What else had the creature found that caused him great sorrow?
6. How did the creature’s state differ from that of Adam and even from the deamons of hell?
7. Why did the creature delay his revealing himself to the cottagers?
8. How did the creature introduce himself to the people and what was the result?
1. How did Felix receive the lady who rode up to their cottage?
2. Why did she have a difficult time communicating with the cottagers?
3. What did the creature and the lady do simultaneously?
4. Why was Volney’s Ruins of Empires significant for the creature?
5. What did the creature discover entitled a man to respect, and how did this affect him?
6. What did his understanding of a human child’s upbringing cause for the creature?
Chapter14
1. What had been the situation of the De Lacey’s in France, and who had been the cause of their downfall?
2. What happened to Safie’s father that caused Felix to become involved in his life?
3. What treasure of the Turk’s did Felix desire to have?
4. Who had been Safie’s mother and how did this influence Safie?
5. How did the Turk really feel about his daughter’ marrying Felix, and why did he allow Felix understand that Safie would be his?
6. How did the French government punish Felix and his family for helping the turk?
7. How did Safie come to discover her father’s betrayal of Felix and herself?
Chapter 15
1. What were the qualities of humans to which the creature adhered at this time?
2. How did the creature’s reading of the Sorrows of Werter influence the him?
3. What was the despairing truth to which he came as he thought about the circumstances of the characters in these works?
4. What was the effect of Plutarch’s Lives and Paradise Lost on him?
5. What else had the creature found that caused him great sorrow?
6. How did the creature’s state differ from that of Adam and even from the deamons of hell?
7. Why did the creature delay his revealing himself to the cottagers?
8. How did the creature introduce himself to the people and what was the result?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Chapter 8
1. What incriminating evidence is there against Justine?
2. Why does Justine confess to having committed the crime?
3. What was the effect of Justine’s confession on Elizabeth?
4. Why does Justine admit to committing the crime?
5. Why does Victor feel “such deep and bitter agony”?
6. Why does Justine die in peace?
Chapter 9
1. What had been Victor’s original intention and how has it turned out?
2. What keeps Victor from ending his life, and what does this tell about him?
3. How does Victor feel after the death of Justine, and why do you think he still keeps his secret to himself?
4. How does Justine’s death affect Elizabeth?
5. How does Elizabeth’s pain affect Victor?
6. Why does Victor go to the Valley of Chamounix?
Chapter 10
1. How did nature affect Victor and why does he decide to climb to Montanvert alone without a guide?
2. Whom did Victor encounter at the moment his heart is rejoicing in the wonder of Mount Blanc in its “awful majesty”?
3. What was the expression on the face of the person Victor meets?
4. How does Victor address the companion?
5. What does his creature tell Victor about himself?
6. What does Victor want to do to the creature he has created?
7. Of what does his creature say he is deprived?
8. Why does Victor relent and go to listen to the creature’s tale?
Chapter 11
1. How does the creature describe his first sensations?
2. What are his first experiences of life like?
3. What uses did he make of fire, and why does he leave the fire behind?
4. How did the villagers respond to the creature?
5. Why is it ironic that the creature refers to the “barbarity of man”?
6. What was significant about the three people who lived in the cottage next to the hovel in which the creature took refuge?
7. What did the creature notice about the relationship between the grey-haired man and the two others?
8. How was the younger man different from the others?
1. What incriminating evidence is there against Justine?
2. Why does Justine confess to having committed the crime?
3. What was the effect of Justine’s confession on Elizabeth?
4. Why does Justine admit to committing the crime?
5. Why does Victor feel “such deep and bitter agony”?
6. Why does Justine die in peace?
Chapter 9
1. What had been Victor’s original intention and how has it turned out?
2. What keeps Victor from ending his life, and what does this tell about him?
3. How does Victor feel after the death of Justine, and why do you think he still keeps his secret to himself?
4. How does Justine’s death affect Elizabeth?
5. How does Elizabeth’s pain affect Victor?
6. Why does Victor go to the Valley of Chamounix?
Chapter 10
1. How did nature affect Victor and why does he decide to climb to Montanvert alone without a guide?
2. Whom did Victor encounter at the moment his heart is rejoicing in the wonder of Mount Blanc in its “awful majesty”?
3. What was the expression on the face of the person Victor meets?
4. How does Victor address the companion?
5. What does his creature tell Victor about himself?
6. What does Victor want to do to the creature he has created?
7. Of what does his creature say he is deprived?
8. Why does Victor relent and go to listen to the creature’s tale?
Chapter 11
1. How does the creature describe his first sensations?
2. What are his first experiences of life like?
3. What uses did he make of fire, and why does he leave the fire behind?
4. How did the villagers respond to the creature?
5. Why is it ironic that the creature refers to the “barbarity of man”?
6. What was significant about the three people who lived in the cottage next to the hovel in which the creature took refuge?
7. What did the creature notice about the relationship between the grey-haired man and the two others?
8. How was the younger man different from the others?
Monday, March 1, 2010
Chapter 8
1. What incriminating evidence is there against Justine?
2. Why does Justine confess to having committed the crime?
3. What was the effect of Justine’s confession on Elizabeth?
4. Why does Justine admit to committing the crime?
5. Why does Victor feel “such deep and bitter agony”?
6. Why does Justine die in peace?
Chapter 9
1. What had been Victor’s original intention and how has it turned out?
2. What keeps Victor from ending his life, and what does this tell about him?
3. How does Victor feel after the death of Justine, and why do you think he still keeps his secret to himself?
4. How does Justine’s death affect Elizabeth?
5. How does Elizabeth’s pain affect Victor?
6. Why does Victor go to the Valley of Chamounix?
Chapter 10
1. How did nature affect Victor and why does he decide to climb to Montanvert alone without a guide?
2. Whom did Victor encounter at the moment his heart is rejoicing in the wonder of Mount Blanc in its “awful majesty”?
3. What was the expression on the face of the person Victor meets?
4. How does Victor address the companion?
5. What does his creature tell Victor about himself?
6. What does Victor want to do to the creature he has created?
7. Of what does his creature say he is deprived?
8. Why does Victor relent and go to listen to the creature’s tale?
1. What incriminating evidence is there against Justine?
2. Why does Justine confess to having committed the crime?
3. What was the effect of Justine’s confession on Elizabeth?
4. Why does Justine admit to committing the crime?
5. Why does Victor feel “such deep and bitter agony”?
6. Why does Justine die in peace?
Chapter 9
1. What had been Victor’s original intention and how has it turned out?
2. What keeps Victor from ending his life, and what does this tell about him?
3. How does Victor feel after the death of Justine, and why do you think he still keeps his secret to himself?
4. How does Justine’s death affect Elizabeth?
5. How does Elizabeth’s pain affect Victor?
6. Why does Victor go to the Valley of Chamounix?
Chapter 10
1. How did nature affect Victor and why does he decide to climb to Montanvert alone without a guide?
2. Whom did Victor encounter at the moment his heart is rejoicing in the wonder of Mount Blanc in its “awful majesty”?
3. What was the expression on the face of the person Victor meets?
4. How does Victor address the companion?
5. What does his creature tell Victor about himself?
6. What does Victor want to do to the creature he has created?
7. Of what does his creature say he is deprived?
8. Why does Victor relent and go to listen to the creature’s tale?
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