Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) comparing and contrasting the personalities of Elizabeth and Victor. Be sure to include how Elizabeth and Victor complement each other, as well as how Elizabeth balances Victor’s personality.

1. Frankenstein begins and ends with letters written by Robert Walton. Why do you think

that Mary Shelley chose to have him frame the novel? How would your opinions of

Victor Frankenstein and his creation differ if their story was told directly by Victor

Frankenstein himself? What if the story was told solely by the creation?

2. Walton yearns for a friend, much like Victor Frankenstein’s creature does. What does this

tell you about human nature? Is it in our nature to want companionship, someone to

confide in, and someone to care for?

3. In Letter IV, Walton writes, “Yesterday the stranger said to me, “You may easily

perceive, Captain Walton, that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes. I had

determined at one time that the memory of these evils should die with me, but you have

won me to alter my determination. You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did;

and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you,

as mine has been. I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you;

yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same

dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral

from my tale, one that may direct you if you succeed in your undertaking and console

you in case of failure. Prepare to hear of occurrences which are usually deemed

marvelous.”

A. In the excerpt above, Victor is foreshadowing the creation of his monster and how

it went quickly awry. Are there any other instances of foreshadowing in these

letters?

B. In the excerpt above, the themes of knowledge and wisdom are introduced. Often,

knowledge and wisdom are seen as interchangeable, or as going hand-in-hand, but

are they necessarily the same. Pay attention to how knowledge and wisdom are

portrayed in the book.

4. Walton and Frankenstein are both men of science but in vastly different fields. What does

having two main characters in this field tell you about 1800s Europe? What does it tell

you about the gender roles of th

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