Frankestein

1. HOW DOES THE STORY BEGIN?



Begins with a letter from Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Wolf-Saville. These letters form the frame of the story in which Walton tells his sisterthe story of Victor Frankenstein and his creature. Walton is on track to explore the North Pole to expand their scientific

2. DESCRIBE BRIEFLY THE CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
DESCRIPTION
VíctorFrankenstein
Passionate scientist, noble, naive character changes over the course of history by the creation of Frankenstein, moves from simplicity to the ambition, ending with the despairFrankenstein
Monster created by Victor Frankenstein made ​​up of remnants of human bodies, The eight-foot-tall, hideously ugly creation of Victor Frankenstein. Intelligent and sensitive, the monsterattempts to integrate himself into human social patterns, but all who see him shun him. His feeling of abandonment compels him to seek revenge against his creator.
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor cousin sharedhis childhood and ends up being his wife and victim of the monster
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor’s father, very sympathetic toward his son. Alphonse consoles Victor in moments of pain and encourageshim to remember the importance of family.
Henry Clerval
The best friend of Victor Frankenstein, a poet, an adventurous spirit, one of the victims of the creature.
Robert Walton

WillIamFrankestein
Victor’s youngest brother and the darling of the Frankenstein family. The monster strangles William in the woods outside Geneva in order to hurt Victor for abandoning him. William’s death deeplysaddens Victor and burdens him with tremendous guilt about having created the monster.
Ernest
Half brother of Victor Frankenstein
M. Waldman
The professor of chemistry who sparks Victor’sinterest in science. He dismisses the alchemists’ conclusions as unfounded but sympathizes with Victor’s interest in a science that can explain the “big questions,” such as the origin of life.
M. Krempe...