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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Study Guide
Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
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
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Victor Frankenstein
The Monster
Robert Walton
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is the Monster in
Frankenstein
Good?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Ambition
Loneliness
Parenthood
Natural Goodness
Quotes By Section
Preface & 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
Quotes By Character
The Monster
Frankenstein
Walton
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
Further Study
Context
Frankenstein and the Scientific Revolution
Mary Shelley and Romanticism
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Chapters 15-17 Quiz
Chapters 15-17 Quiz
1
of 5
What text does the monster find the most influential?
The Bible
Milton’s Paradise Lost
Percy Shelley’s poetry
Plutarch’s Lives
2
of 5
What do the pages from Victor’s journal reveal to the monster?
That Victor is clinically insane.
That Victor is disgusted by his own creation.
That Paradise Lost is a fictional text.
That Victor never meant to create a living being.
3
of 5
What happens when the monster rescues a young girl from drowning?
Her companion thinks he attacked her and shoots him.
Her companion thanks him profusely for his good deed.
The young girl declares that she is in his debt.
The young girl screams at his hideous appearance.
4
of 5
What is the monster’s reason for killing Victor’s brother?
He is jealous of William’s attachment to family.
He cannot handle any more contact with humans.
He is furious with anyone related to Victor.
He cannot afford to be recognized by anyone.
5
of 5
What does the monster beg Victor to do?
Destroy what he has created
Ask God for his forgiveness
Forget all that he has revealed
Build him a companion
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Victor Frankenstein: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Is the Monster in
Frankenstein
Good?
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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