Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What ultimately leads to Victor's death?

Illness and exhaustion

What is the name of the young man whose ship is stranded in the Arctic Ocean at the beginning of the story?

Captain Walton

Who was thought to be the author of Frankenstein at the time?

Mary Shelley's husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley

What does Captain Walton hope to achieve by taking his ship into the Arctic Ocean?

Make important scientific discoveries

What kind of scientific breakthrough does Frankenstein achieve?

He figures out how to bring something to life

Who does the monster **** and why?

William Frankenstein, Henry Clerval and Elizabeth Lavenza. The motive is revenge

Why does Victor destroy the female monster he was creating?

He gets disgusted with his work

How does Elizabeth meet her demise?

She is strangled by the monster

What kind of a novel is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

epistolary/Gothic novel

What is the narrative structure of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?

The novel is framed as a series of letters and narratives within narratives

How does the monster get Victor to agree to create a female companion for him?

By threatening to **** Victor

How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein'

18

What situation led to the writing of the novel?

a gathering with friends in Lord Byron's cottage in Switzerland

Why does the monster feel doubly rejected by the De Laceys?

They stop visiting the old man after meeting him