Frankenstein – The Modern Prometheus

Chapters 1 - 5

Characters

The man pulled onto the boat

Who is he?

What about his family life?

Who is Elizabeth?

Who and what is important to him?

School

Cornelius Agrippa

Plan of study

Distractions from plan of study

Back home

At School

The Creature

Process

Victor’s expectations

Victor’s reactions

What does it do?

Now what?

Chapters 6 - 10

• Who is Henry?

• Why do you think Shelley introduced this character? What is his purpose?

Elements of Romantic Literature

• Nature-inspired writing

• Enlightenment by emotion

• Others?

William

• What happened to him?

• Who is to blame?

• How is that conclusion drawn?

Justine

Why does she confess?

Victor’s state of mind

Extreme guilt –He thinks his creation is responsible for the death of two family members

Suicidal

Depressed –Months of sicknessNo social life, ignores his family back in GenevaHis mental state leads to his physical ailments

Loss –His motherWilliamJustine

The power of nature

Nature is often portrayed as omnipresentand capable of altering human perceptionand perspective.

Just as nature can make him joyful, however,so can it remind him of his guilt, shame, andregret:

“The rain depressed me; my oldfeelings recurred, and I was miserable.”

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Prometheus

What does he say?

How important are his style and word

choice?

Where do Victor and the creature go?

Victor and the monster

Both connected to nature

Victor – emotionally

Monster – physicallyat home in nature

concealing aspectno fear reactions

but oddly unnatural in its appearance

The transformation of the creature

BEFORELarge

Strong

Wild

Mysterious

Ugly

NOW

Large

Strong

Intellectual

Sensitive

Even more scary

Abandonment issues

The monster clearly understands his existence and abandonment by his creator, and he wants revenge.

The creature takes on more human characteristics and becomes more like Victor.

Creativity Project Part 1

Analyze the personalities of Victor Frankenstein and the creature. Some of this was done via the completion of the packet.

Choose a characteristic that they share with each other. Artistically represent that characteristic, and choose at least two quotes from each character that show this side of them.

Chapters 17 - 21

What does the creature want?

Why does he feel this is his right?

Affect of Nature on Victor and son

The Alps according to Victor

The Alps according to Prometheus

Victor is at it again…Envelops himself in the

creation of a mate

for his creature.

Puts off his marriage to Elizabeth

- the only happiness in his life

Travels to England to

complete his second creation

Characterization of Women

From passive to powerful – How?

Earlier women She Creature

Mother

Elizabeth

Justine

To Victor

To Prometheus

…and he comes to his senses

Fear sets in

What can he actually control?

…so then

Victor get a letter from Henry – who is ready

to leave.

What does he do with the remains of the

she-creature?

Wind

What symbolic meaning does the wind

have?

When he finally lands, what does Victor

realize?