He Who Must Not Be Named | To Literature and Beyond | ...And Whatnot |
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What is the Creature
The un-named character who is arguably considered the antagonist of the novel
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Who is Henry Clerval
The *foil* to Victor Frankenstein
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What is Orkney Island
The setting in which Victor goes to create the Creature's companion
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Who is Robert Walton
The explorer who is journeying to the North Pole
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What is...
1 - Robert Walton 2 - Victor Frankenstein 3 - The Creature
These are the names of the three frames in Frankenstein
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What is for Victor to take care of Elizabeth and make her his wife
The dying wish of Frankenstein's mother
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Who is Elizabeth Lavenza
The "sister" and "wife" of Victor
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What is epistolary form
A literary technique that uses a series of letters to tell the story
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What is Ingolstadt
The name of the university in which Victor studies
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Who is William Frankenstein
The youngest brother of Victor who was murdered by the Creature
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What is Gothic Fiction
A genre of literature that incorporates fiction, romanticism, and horror
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What is the Creation scene
“It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils” foreshadows this event in the novel
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Who is M. Waldman
The professor at Ingolstadt that encourages Victor to study the sciences
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What is an allusion (to Paradise Lost)
When the Creature calls himself a "fallen angel," Shelley provides an example of this literary device.
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What is burn himself
It is implied that the Creature will do this action to end his life.
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