| At the beginning of chapter 11, how is the creature feeling? | He is confused because he doesnt exactly remember how he was created. |
| What tired the creature as he was walking and how did he rest? | The light. He stoped in the forest near Ingolstadt |
| How did the creature feel when he awoke from his nap in the forest? | Scared |
| Why was the creature feeling pain? | Because he was abandoned |
| What is, ” Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens and gave me a sensation of pleasure. I started up and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees (the moon),” an example of? | Romanticism |
| In chapter 11, what calms the creature | The moon |
| What is ironic about the creature and Victor’s upbringing’s? | The creature had a very cruel and lonely upbringing because he was abandoned by Victor but Victor could not have been more loved by his parents. |
| What does, “Sometimes i wished to express my sensations in my own mode, but the uncouth and inarticulate sounds which broke from me frightened me into silence again,” mean | The creature is afraid of himself |
| How did the creature discover fire and how did he feel | He found a fire which had been left by some beggars and was overwhelmed with the delight and warmth he felt. |
| How do we see that the creature is in deed intelligent | He learns to cook and how to use the fire for different needs. |
| How is the creature like a nomad | He has to hunt and look for food because he is hungry |
| How long was the creature in the forest for | 3 days |
| What happened when an old man in the hut sees the creature | The old man turns around and screams. |
| “Pandemonium appeared to the demons of hell after their sufferings in the lake of fire” | The creature is the speaker. An allusion |
| What happens when the creature enters the village | The kids ran away and a woman fainted. He was attacked by villagers |
| How does victor feel when he is being attacked by the villagers | He felt miserable but didn’t hurt anyone knowing he could. |
| What happens the second time he sees a hut | He doesn’t enter |
| While in the pig pen, what brings the creature joy | Light |
| What was the creature feeling while he was listening to the music of the people he was watching | He was enjoying the music. Thought it was a lovely sight and was feeling love towards the music |
| How did the creature feel about the appearance of the humans | He was in awe with their appearance. Thought that there was beauty in their contrast. |
| How is the creature watching the humans romanticism | He became obsessed and fell in love with their appearance and their music |
| At the beginning of chapter 12, what did the creature want | He wanted to be like those people but he wouldn’t dare. He wanted to discover the motives behind people’s actions |
| Why is the creature confused | As to why such beautiful creatures like them should be so unhappy. |
| How do we see the affection that the creature has towards the cottagers | The son and daughter often leave food for their dad while having none for themselves and the creature stopped stealing food from them when he realized that. He also goes out and collects fire for them |
| How does the creature learn to speak | By listening to the cottagers talk |
| How did the creature spend the winter and how did he feel | Watching the humans and how they acted. He felt the way they felt. If they were sad, then he was depressed, if they were happy, he was happy. |
| What is the difference between Felix and his sister | Felix was sadder and his sister was somewhat cheerful |
| Why didn’t the creature show himself to the family | Because he couldn’t speak the language |
| What did the creature want to learn to do | Read |
| Why is the creature feeling sad due to how the family looks | Because of the way he looks. He will never look like that. He knows he will never be one of them |
| How was the creature different during the summer | The creature was less depressed and happier during this time because the family was happier |
| What did the creature do everyday on a day to day basis | Watch them, help them, and sleep |
| Does the creature know the effect that he has on the famiky | No |
| Why does the creature call himself a foolish wretch | Because he thinks that he could restore happiness to these deserving people. |
| What did the creature think would happen if he revealed himself to them | That they were going to love him |
| How does the creature feels towards the end of chapter 12 | He feels hopeful because they might be able to love him back and accept him. Nature cheers him up |
| What technique does Shelley use to provide the reader with the creature story | A frame story |
| How does the creature describe his first days | Miserable |
| Why does Shelly write the creatures speech the way she does | Tries to show that he is lonely but very advanced in his way of speaking. So that we feel a little sympathy towards him |
| What does the creature discover about himself | His monstrous form and that he wants to be loved by someone but never will |
| Why is the creature appearance relevant? What science is Shelley discreting | It motivates him to try harder. Physiology. People are innately good |
| What cheers up Felix | Safie |
| What does the creature learn from the family | How to be human because they have feelings |
| How does safie better the creature | It makes him want to learn the language faster and better |
| How do we know that the creature is evolving | He has a thirst for knowledge and it took him two months for him to learn to speak |
| What is safie like | She is a very independent and determined woman |
| What does the creature call the family | His protectors |
| Why did the creature never go outside | He was scared he would get attacked again |
| What books does the creature read | Miltons Paradise lostPlutarch Lives Goethe’s the sorrows of young werther |
| How does the creature relate to Milton’s Paradise Lost | He compares himself to Adam from the Bible and the struggle between god and his creations. Unlike Adam, he is alone without a creator to protect him or anyone like eve to love him. |
| How does the creature feel about evile | He hates the idea of being evil |
| How does the creature feel towards himself towards the end of chapter 13 | He isolates himself and wants human interaction. He is envious of what he is seeing and realizes that he is an outcast. He needs love and wants to be loved. |
| What did the creature not yet understand and scared him | Death; suicide. He learned that that was one way to overcome pain. |
| How did safie used to live. What happened | In riches. Safies father was wrongly accused of a crime and sentenced to death. Felix visited him in prison and met safie whom he fell in love with. They exchanged letters. Felix coordinated safies fathers escape but the plot was discovered and they were all exiled from France. They then moved to Germany. |
| What does the creature tell victor about the letters | He copied some of the letters and offered them as proof for the story he is telling |
| What happened to safies mother | She was a Christian Arab who had been enslaved by the Turks before marrying her father. |
| Why does he creature call them his protectors | Because they taught him how to fit into the world. He feels safe around them. |
| What paradox does the creature see in humankind. | Humans are powerful but can also be very vicious |
| In what way does his study of human society make him what he eventually becomes | His study makes him realize that men are the source of true evil in this work and makes him want to be innocent and kind |
| What is the disadvantage of the creatures education | He wants to learn more and more just like victor. He won’t be a let I share his knowledge and what his views are in society |
| What is Shelley opinion towards the court | Unfair |
| How is safie a feminist character | She is independent who doesn’t always need a man |
| What plot exposition is revealed in chapter 14 | Safie and her story and how she knows the cottagers |
| What is the character of safies father | He is very strong headed and religious. |
| What did the creature want in the beginning of chapter 15 | Wanted to become a part of society |
| How does the creature feel about the Sorrows of Werter | He was astonished. He says the disquisitions between death and suicide filled him with wonder |
| As the creature read, how would he isolate himself | Because of his looks |
| What effect did the volumes of Plutarch lives have on the creature | He taught him high thoughts and learned a lot about everything. |
| What story does the creature relate to most | Paradise lost |
| Why is victor not like god | Because he created a monster |
| What did the creature think about how humans would treat him | Thought people were going to treat him differently once they got to know him |
| What happened the more the creature learned | The lonelier he felt |
| How did the creature feel towards his protectors the more he saw them | The more he saw them, the more he wanted to be loved by them |
| What was the creatures plan to reveal himself to his protectors | Once the brother and sister were gone, he would go to the blind man and gain the good will of him and then be tolerated by his sons |
| What does the creature feel when he is talking to de Lacey? | He thinks that if they don’t love him, he is a forever outcast |
| Who shows the creature the first kindness he has ever experienced | De Lacey |
| What happens to the creature as Felix is walking in | He starts to cry and begs to de Lacey to accept him and help him because this is it |
| What is revealed about the creatures character | He sees the difference between good and evil |
| How does the creature feel about the sorrows of werter | He thinks the characters are very noble and they remind him of the cottagers. He is very isolated from society |
| How is the creature similar to adam | They were both created without a say or choice |
| Why couldn’t the creature fully sympathize with the characters in miltons book | Because he doesn’t know what to do and because they were different |
| What does the creature find in his pocket/suitcase? How does it make him feel? | Finds a journal from victor and felt even more alone and mad and it upsets him because he made him so ugly |
| Why doesn’t the creature kill himself after the incident | Because he still has hope |
| What evidence is there that the creature is still good after all this | Because he can kill them but he won’t |
| What happens that makes the creature finally despair | The family moved out because Felix thinks de Lacey is in danger |
| Why does the creature decide to go to Geneva | He wants revenge on victor. He has turned evil and mad |
| Why does the creature ask for a mate | Because he wants a friend that won’t be scared of him |
| What does the creature do when he sees the family leave their cottage | He burns it down |
| What happens to william | The creature kills him |
| What does the creature do with the locket | He puts it in justines pocket |
| What happens to the creature after he gets shot for saving the little girl | He curses all men and wants revenge |
| What do the books do for the creature | They change his mind |
| Why does the creature say he is malicious | Because he is miserable |
| Why won’t Victor create another creature | Because he does not want to set another monster lose into the world. He will have someone to be evil with |
| Why does Victor agree to create another creatue | To save his family |
| Why can’t the creature be kind and happy | Because he wants revenge on victor |
| What happens if just one person in kind to the creature | He would be kind to everyone else |
| Why does Victor wonder if he should agree with the compromise | Because he owes it to him |
| What will the creature do if Victor agrees | He will never see him again |
| What does Victor see in the creature? What does that make him want to do | He sees compassion. Might persuade him to comply |
| “My life will flow quietly away, and in my dying moments I shall not curse my maker” | Creature speaking. Might forgive him if he does this for him. This is what he owes him |
| Why couldn’t Victor sympathize with the creature | Because of his looks |
| What does the creature think about love | That love will stop him from doing bad things |
| why does Victor not want to create the creature after he has already agreed | Because he does not want to be consumed by it all again |
| Why couldn’t Victor bring himself to create the creature | He didn’t want to devote months to this again like he had before and be in isolation |
| How do we see the change in character for cictor | He no longer finds comfort in nature |
| Why does victors father think he is acting in that way | Because he has fallen in love with another woman and does not want to get married to Elizabeth |
| Why can’t Victor marry Elizabeth yet | Because he needs to be done with the creature |
| How does Victor think he will manage to create the creature | By forgetting about everything he cares about for a while and going back into isolation |
| What is the first thing victor is going to do when he gets back from isolation | Talk to eli |
| Why doesn’t Victor want to go to England. Why does he have to? | He wants to protect his friend because no one knows if the creature will follow him. He goes because he has to talk to some philosophers. |
| What is the difference between clerical and Victor | Clerval is enjoying everything around him and the nature while Victor is very miserable because he can only think about the creature he has to make. Nature is not cheering him up. |
| When does the creature “flip the switch” | When he gets shot |
| Does the creature leave the locker on Justine on purpose | Yes |
| What is the sympathy the creature longs for | Someone to understand what he truly feels |
| What is different about his solitude at the beginning of Chapter 18 | He is not feeling it and cannot be cured by nature anymore |
| What are some of the reasons Victor feels he must go to England | So that he can hide himself from his family |
| What does Victor prefer to be to complete his task | Allne |
| What calms Victor down | Henry |
| How does Victor feel at the beginning of chapter 19 | He feels guilty and responsible for creating another creature and unhappy. |
| Where does Victor see the image of his former self | In clerval. He wanted to gain more knowledge |
| What did Victor feel was torture for him | Collecting the new parts for the creature |
| Where was Victor going to create the creature | Orkneys in Scotland |
| How does victors views on nature change towards this chapter | He starts to think that it is beautiful and he enjoys it |
| What happens every time Victor think of the creature | He gets sad |
| Why is Henry always traveling | To take his mind off things |
| How does Victor feel about the whole situation from the beginning | He still thinks that it is not his fault |
| How does Victor feel towards clerval about the creature | He is afraid and wants to protect clerval |
| What happens to Victor and clerval towards the end of chapter 19 | They go their own ways. Victor hopes to come back more hopeful |
| Why does Henry worry about victor | He worries about his state of mind. |
| Why can’t Victor create the creature like the first time | He is torn between creating the monster or destroying it |
| What is Victor thinking about in the beginning of chapter 20 | Everything that could go wrong |
| What are some of the things that could go wrong with the creature | Creature babiesPeople in the future could hate himThey can hate each other |
| Why does Victor destroy the creature | He was feeling anger and guilt |
| What threat does the creature make to cictor | I shall be with you on your wedding night |
| What happens at the end of chapter 20 | Victor is taken into custody and accused of murder |
| What are the creatures feelings when Victor destroys the creature | He is furious and vows revenge on victor |
| How what does Victor say about his childhood in chapter 19 | He says he had a good childhood and his mothers death inspired him to make the creature |
| What is victors big fear in delaying his trip | The delay would keep him from completing his dreadful task |
| What style of literature describes the place where Victor begins to work in Scotland? Why? | Gothic because it is very dark and because of the landscape |
| How is his creation of this monster different from the first | Victor is well aware of what he is creating |
| What opinion does Victor have of his creation | He despises it and hates it with a burning passion. |
| What is the calmness Victor finds after the monster storms away | He gives up |
| Purloined | Steal something |
| Pensive | Deep or serious thought |
| Conjectured | An opinion formed by information |
| Enigmatic | Difficult to understand |
| Ardently | Very enthusiastically or passionately |
| Enfranchised | To set free |
| Blight | Something that frustrates plans or hopes |
| Inexorable | Impossible to stop or prevent |
| Precarious | Uncertain, dependent on chance |
| Deprecate | Express disapproval of |
| Instigate | Urge or provoke |
| Consternation | Feeling of anxiety |
| Succor | Give help |
| Dissipates | Scatter in various directions |
| Vagabond | Person who wanders from place to place without home or job |
| Tenets | Doctrines |
| Expostulate | Reason earnestly with someone |
| Pittance | Small amount or share |
Frankenstein chapter 11-20 test
February 20, 2020