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Frankenstein

Published in 1818, Frankenstein, the full title of which is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel with Gothic elements and Romantic ideals written by Mary Shelley. It warns against the unchecked pursuit of scientific knowledge. The story describes how Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, creates a powerful man-like being whose horrific appearance makes him a lonely outcast. When Frankenstein will not create a mate for the being, his creation decides to take revenge. In the book, the creature built by Frankenstein is never given a name.

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Why did the monster kill Frankenstein's wife in Frankenstein?

The monster demanded Frankenstein to make another; a female. Frankenstein did this, thinking that the two would accept each other and leave society alone. However, as he neared the completion of the female, he realised the evil he could be unleashing if he made another and destroyed her. The monster killed Frankenstein's wife on their wedding night as an act of revenge.

Which 1972 film spoofed the movie Frankenstein?

Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry

Starring Gene Wilder, Terry Gar, Marty Feldmen, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars

What does i will glut the maw of death until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends mean?

A maw is a mouth; glut means "to feed or fill beyond capacity" (think of the word gluttony) and satiated means satisfied. So, what the creature is telling Victor is "I will fill the mouth of death until it is satisfied by the blood of your remaining friends. More simply: I am going to kill everyone that you love. However, by wording it the way she does, Shelley creates a very vivid picture for her readers.

What happens to William and Justine in Frankenstein?

In Frankenstein, the monster takes revenge on Victor because he abandoned him once he was created. The monster attacks William, Victor's brother. The towns people believe that Justine killed William because the monster took William's necklace and placed it on Justine. Justine is found guilty and eventually dies in prison.

Why did Mary Shelly use frame story in Frankenstein?

She wanted to convey 'objective opinions', from the doctor's pov and from the monster's pov. She does this by having the main frame of the story being that of an uninvolved ship's captain, with the doctor's and the monster's being subordinate to his. One of the intentions of the novel is to investigate the old controversy between nature and nurture. Neither the doctor nor the monster are inherently evil but are the products of their up-bringing.

Who is the chemist and inventor in Frankenstein?

Victor Frankenstein is the chemist and inventor.

Who accompanies victor to England in the novel Frankenstein?

Through the interference of his adopted cousin, Elizabeth, Henry Clerval (Victor's childhood friend) accompanies Victor to England. Frankenstein's primary motive for the trip is to converse with the country's "most distinguished natural philosophers" to aid in his creation of a mate for the Monster.

What does the monster learn from the book sorrows of werter in Frankenstein?

THe sorrows of werther, this book is basically about a man who had deep feelings for a woman but were never returned and she married another wealthy man and werter unable to see his lover marrying another man takes his own life. The monster feels that he is sort of similar to the monster as his protectors (the cottagers) never returned his love. He weeps as the Werter dies in the book.

How does victor describe the monster's approach on montanvert?

"As I said these words, I perceived in the gloom a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me... A flash of lightning illuminated the object and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy demon to whom I had given life..."(Chapter 7, lines 210-218)

Where did victor Frankenstein and elizabeth honeymoon to?

They never got to the honeymoon, the creature killed her before that.

What course of study does Victor Frankenstein learn on his own?

he learned alchemy and somthing else i think but alchemy was one of them

What act of nature attracted Victor Frankenstein's attention at the age of fifteen?

A tree being hit by lightening totally attracted Victor Frankenstein's attention when he was fifteen.

What terrible dream did Victor Frankenstein have minutes after completing his creature?

Victor Frankenstein dreams that he kisses Elizabeth in the streets of Ingolstadt, but she changes in his arms into his mother's corpse.

Why was Victor Frankenstein disappointed in his great accomplishment?

Victor Frankenstein is disappointed in the creation of his monster because it is horrible and hideous to the extreme, and he has lost his humanity in its creation and his endless search for immortality.

What did M Krempe think of Victor's favorite authors Agrippa Paracelsus and Magnus?

M. Krempe thinks that Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Magnus are outdated, and pathetic, the same view his father expressed when Victor was fifteen.

What tragic news did Alphonse report in Victor's letter in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Alphonse reports that William Frankenstein, Victor's youngest brother, had been brutally murdered.

How did Alphonse try to cheer up the Frankenstein family after Justine's trial in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

He sends them all of on a vacation to another house, one farther away from where Justine and William had died.

How long had Victor been away from home at Ingolstadt in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Victor has been away from his family, and studying at Ingolstadt for almost six years.