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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Preface and Letters 1–4
Chapters 1–2
Chapters 3–5
Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13–14
Chapters 15–17
Chapters 18-20
Chapters 21-23
Chapter 24 & Walton, in Continuation
Characters
Character List
Victor Frankenstein
The Monster
Robert Walton
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
Main Ideas
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Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Genre
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Key Facts
Is the Monster in Frankenstein Good?
Metaphors and Similes
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Ambition
Loneliness
Parenthood
Natural Goodness
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Preface and Letters 1-4
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-5
Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13-14
Chapters 15-17
Chapters 18-20
Chapters 21-23
Chapter 24 and Walton, in Continuation
Quotes by Character
The Monster
Frankenstein
Walton
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
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Light and Fire
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The Arctic Ice
Europe
Further Study
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Frankenstein and the Scientific Revolution
Mary Shelley and Romanticism
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
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Preface and Letters 1-4
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-5
Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13-14
Chapters 15-17
Chapters 18-20
Chapters 21-23
Chapter 24 and Walton, in Continuation
Character List
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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Chapters 1-2 Quiz
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Chapters 1-2 Quiz
1
of 5
How do Elizabeth Lavenza and Victor Frankenstein meet in the original (1818) version of the text?
They are sister and brother.
They are best friends.
They are cousins.
They are not related.
2
of 5
How do Elizabeth Lavenza and Victor Frankenstein meet in the revised (1831) version of the text?
She is adopted by his mother.
She is a friend of the family.
She is his first cousin.
They never actually meet.
3
of 5
What does Victor's mother Caroline hope will happen to Elizabeth and Victor?
They will make a scientific discovery.
They will fall in love and be married.
They will travel around the world.
They will redeem the family name.
4
of 5
What subject influences Victor as a teenager?
Romantic poetry
Foreign languages
Religious doctrine
Occult sciences
5
of 5
What major discovery drastically alters Victor's understanding of the world?
Penicillin
Electricity
The steam engine
The telegraph
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