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Frankenstein

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  • CH9: Frankenstein follows the Monster to what place, in the end?
    To ‘a place of ice and snow’
  • CHARACTERS: Victor's closest friend and confidant
    Henry Clerval
  • VOCABULARY: a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves
    cloak
  • VOCABULARY: a sudden event causing much damage or suffering
    disaster
  • VOCABULARY: the condition of living or being by oneself
    solitude
  • VOCABULARY: a small, sometimes stoppered bottle of glass or plastic used for small amounts of liquid medicine, chemicals, perfume, or the like.
    vial
  • VOCABULARY: to cause to feel great pain or distress
    torment
  • VOCABULARY: a dead body, esp. one used for medical research or instruction
    cadaver
  • CH9: What does Frankenstein decide to do at the end?
    he decide to die in this terrible place; he wrote a letter saying "God forgive me"
  • CHARACTERS: Victor's creation; brought to life by science
    the monster
  • CH8: What did Frankenstein misunderstand about the Monster’s plan?
    He thought the Monster would go for himself, not his wife
  • VOCABULARY: the condition of being in danger or at risk
    peril
  • CHARACTERS: Victor's childhood sweetheart and betrothed
    Elizabeth
  • CH9: What does the Monster ask Frankenstein to consider, before he kills him?
    That he was the guilty one; That the Monster wants to be his friend, but he has been made so ugly nobody will accept him
  • VOCABULARY: Define "revenge" and give one example.
    to get even for or pay back by causing injury or harm; EX: Gina locked me out of the house as revenge for eating her candy.
  • CH8: Why is the Monster happy when Frankenstein speaks to God?
    Because Frankenstein is vowing to kill the Monster, and the Monster is pleased he has inflicted a state of loss and need for revenge
  • VOCABULARY: having to do with forces separate from or higher than natural laws
    supernatural
  • CH9: Why is the Monster’s ‘life complete’?
    Because Frankenstein admits ‘I was the murderer of those I loved’ – he is the guilty one.
  • VOCABULARY: What does it mean to be "miserable"?
    very unhappy; having or causing discomfort or unhappiness
  • CH8: How did Frankenstein prepare for the Monster on his wedding night?
    He carried a gun
  • CHARACTERS: Protagonist; the monster's creator
    Victor Frankenstein
  • VOCABULARY: define "melancholy"
    a feeling of sadness or depression
  • CH9: How is the monster going to end his life?
    He will go far away, find wood, set it on fire, and throw himself onto it
  • what is the genre of this book?
    horror
  • VOCABULARY: the science that studies the form and function of basic elements and their compounds.
    chemistry