Frankenstein: Characters (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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How long Victor worked on creature
How long Victor worked on creature
Nearly two years
Victor's goal creating the creature
Victor's goal creating the creature
To play God / infuse life into inanimate body
What Victor warns about knowledge
What Victor warns about knowledge
Dangerous to acquire without moral consideration
Monster: 'I am malicious because...'
Monster: 'I am malicious because...'
'...I am miserable'
Monster compares himself to
Monster compares himself to
Adam and fallen angel (biblical allusion)
Theme shown by Monster
Theme shown by Monster
Monsters are made, not born
Elizabeth's character type
Elizabeth's character type
Ideal Victorian woman: gentle, cheerful, innocent
What Elizabeth represents
What Elizabeth represents
Innocence and purity
Henry Clerval described as
Henry Clerval described as
'Very poetry of nature' - ideal friend
Henry's contrast with Victor
Henry's contrast with Victor
Balanced life vs Victor's dark obsession
Walton's desire
Walton's desire
Companionship - someone to sympathise & love him
Walton's lesson from Victor
Walton's lesson from Victor
Choose humanity over personal glory/ambition
Why Justine confesses
Why Justine confesses
False confession under pressure to conform
Justine symbolises
Justine symbolises
Innocence destroyed by corruption and secrecy
William's death significance
William's death significance
Turning point showing consequences of Victor's acts