What Attitude Does Walton Offer For Making His Voyage?
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Study Guide
Letter 1
1. Who is Robert Walton and who is he writing to?
Robert Walton is the narrator, and he is writing to his sister, Margaret.
2. What reasons does Walton offer for making his voyage?
Robert Walton wants an adventure; he is lonely and also wants a friend.
Letter 2
3. At the beginning of letter 2, what does Walton say he is in need of?
“…I greatly need a friend…”
Letter 3
4. What attitude does Walton reveal to his sister in letter 3?
He is confident that he can find a passage through the Arctic Circle via Russia and boasts that he will be successful and gain fame.
Letter 4
5. What news of Walton’s arouses the stranger’s interest? …show more content…
Henry is an excellent friend.
Chapter 7
25. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for William’s murder?
She let him “wear a very valuable miniature that she possessed of” Victor’s mother. The picture was taken, and they believe it was “the temptation which urged the murderer to the deed.”
26. Why does Victor come to believe that his monster is responsible for William’s death?
Henry mentions that William is now at peace, but his survivors are the ones to be pitied. Victor stops at the place where William was murdered before he goes home, and he sees “in the gloom a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me….” A flash of lightning illuminates the monster. Victor realizes that the monster killed William.
27. Why is Justine accused of the crime, and why is Elizabeth miserable after Justine’s arrest?
After William was murdered, Justine fell ill and was in bed for several days. A servant discovered the picture of Victor’s mother, Caroline, in Justine’s pocket. Once charged with the murder, Justine “confirmed the suspicion in a great measure by her extreme confusion of manner.”
Chapter 8
28. How does Victor react to Justine’s trial, and what does this show about his
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Study Guide
Letter 1
1. Who is Robert Walton and who is he writing to?
Robert Walton is the narrator, and he is writing to his sister, Margaret.
2. What reasons does Walton offer for making his voyage?
Robert Walton wants an adventure; he is lonely and also wants a friend.
Letter 2
3. At the beginning of letter 2, what does Walton say he is in need of?
“…I greatly need a friend…”
Letter 3
4. What attitude does Walton reveal to his sister in letter 3?
He is confident that he can find a passage through the Arctic Circle via Russia and boasts that he will be successful and gain fame.
Letter 4
5. What news of Walton’s arouses the stranger’s interest? …show more content…
Henry is an excellent friend.
Chapter 7
25. Why does Elizabeth blame herself for William’s murder?
She let him “wear a very valuable miniature that she possessed of” Victor’s mother. The picture was taken, and they believe it was “the temptation which urged the murderer to the deed.”
26. Why does Victor come to believe that his monster is responsible for William’s death?
Henry mentions that William is now at peace, but his survivors are the ones to be pitied. Victor stops at the place where William was murdered before he goes home, and he sees “in the gloom a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me….” A flash of lightning illuminates the monster. Victor realizes that the monster killed William.
27. Why is Justine accused of the crime, and why is Elizabeth miserable after Justine’s arrest?
After William was murdered, Justine fell ill and was in bed for several days. A servant discovered the picture of Victor’s mother, Caroline, in Justine’s pocket. Once charged with the murder, Justine “confirmed the suspicion in a great measure by her extreme confusion of manner.”
Chapter 8
28. How does Victor react to Justine’s trial, and what does this show about his