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Frankenstein Chapters 1-5

Frankenstein Chapters 1-5. Vocabulary Chapters 1-5 October 26, 2010. oblivion -the state of being forgotten rankling -irritating penury - extreme poverty caprice -whim cursory -hastily done prognosticated - predicted countenance -face indefatigable - tireless

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Frankenstein Chapters 1-5

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  1. FrankensteinChapters 1-5

  2. Vocabulary Chapters 1-5 October 26, 2010 oblivion-the state of being forgotten rankling-irritating penury- extreme poverty caprice-whim cursory-hastily done prognosticated- predicted countenance-face indefatigable- tireless physiognomy- facial features with regard to revealing character obliterated- destroying completely

  3. For Homework: Study Questions Chapters 1-5 1. Who is telling this part of the story? 2. How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankensteins? 3. Who is Frankenstein’s closest friend? 4. What was one of the themes of the writers who influenced Frankenstein? 5. What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein?

  4. 6. What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen? 7. What goal did Frankenstein decide to pursue? 8. How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded, and the creature came to life? 9. What happened to Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation? 10. Who took care of Frankenstein during his illness?

  5. 1. Who told this part of the story? Victor Frankenstein told his story to Robert Walton.

  6. 2. How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankensteins? Elizabeth is the daughter of Alphonse Frankenstein’s sister. When Alphonse’s sister passed away, Elizabeth comes to live with the Frankensteins.

  7. 3. Who was Frankenstein’s closest friend? It was Henry Clerval.

  8. 4. What was one of the themes of the writers who influenced Frankenstein? The authors he liked wrote about raising ghosts or devils. He tried to mimic them.

  9. 5. What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein? He watched a tree being hit by lightning during a storm. He became interested in the theories of electricity and galvanism.

  10. 6. What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen? His mother died and he went to the university at Ingolstadt to study.

  11. 7. What goal did Frankenstein decide to pursue? He wanted to try to renew life in a corpse, to “bestow animation upon lifeless matter.”

  12. 8. How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded, and the creature came to life? He was horrified and disgusted.

  13. 9. What happened to Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation? He became ill with a fever and delirium for several months.

  14. 10. Who took care of Frankenstein during his illness? Henry Clerval did.

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