Frankenstein+SG+Chapters+IV+and+V

1. How is the night that the creature is born an example of Gothic prose? 2. What is ironic about the creature's physical appearance? 3. What is romantic about the creature's physical appearance? 4. How does Dr. Frankenstein feel about his creation? what does he do after the crature comes to life? 5. What event is foreshadowed in the beginning of Chapter V? 6. What does Frankenstein fell when the creature reaches out to him? What do you think is the creature's reason for reaching out for Dr. Frankenstein? 7. What is most likely the cause of Victor's reaction to his success? 8. In Elizabeth's letter to Victor there is one example of Shelley's support for the revolution in France and republican society? Identify the passage. 9. What do you learn about in Elizabeth's letter through plot exposition? 10. What sparks Victor's fever? 11. How is Victor's recovery an example of Romanticism? 12. How does Shelley create suspense toward the end of these chapters?

Summer 2006 Blog