Characters (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards

Protagonist & cautionary example of unchecked ambition

Can't consider moral consequences of his actions

Tragic hero who falls due to his fatal flaw

I am malicious because I am miserable

Created through neglect & rejection, not innate

I ought to be thy Adam, but am rather fallen angel

Victorian ideal of womanhood; emotional warmth & stability

Balance of intellect & emotion that Victor lacks

A being formed in 'very poetry of nature'

Frames story; Arctic explorer with dangerous ambitions

Decides not to lead men unwillingly to danger

Vulnerability of innocence; wrongfully executed

Catalyst - his murder transforms Monster to active revenge