Characters (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

Tragic scientist; cautionary example of unchecked ambition

Inability to consider moral consequences of his actions

From innocent being to vengeful creature through rejection

"I am malicious because I am miserable"

Created through neglect/rejection, not innate

"Ought to be Adam, but rather the fallen angel"

Victorian ideal of perfect womanhood

Emotional warmth & stability he abandons

Balance between intellect & emotion Victor lacks

"Wild imagination chastened by sensibility of his heart"

Framing narrator; parallel to Victor's ambition

"Cannot lead them unwillingly to danger"

Traditional wisdom, paternal duty, voice of reason

Vulnerability of innocence in an unjust world

Catalyst that transforms Monster into agent of revenge