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Beaufort Dies
Beaufort, after losing all of his money and wealth becomes ill. He eventually dies and leaves an orphan daughter named Caroline. (Page: 32) -
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Elizabeth is Adopted
Victor's family finds Elizabeth who is very poor and only an infant at the time. She then becomes part of their family. (Page: 34) -
Period: 1 CE to 24
Chapters
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2
Clerval's Birth
Clerval is born into the Frankenstein family. When he is born he is 7 years younger then Victor. (Page: 36) -
2
Victor Discovers Natural Science
Victor finds a book by Cornelius Agrippa which teaches alchemy. Victor begins to learn these outdated facts. (Page: 38) -
3
Elizabeth gets Scarlet Fever
Elizabeth catches the scarlet fever and falls ill. She is then cared for by her mom. (Page: 42) -
3
Caroline (The mom) Dies
The mom cares for Elizabeth who has scarlet fever until Elizabeth is back to full health. Then the mom gets the scarlet fever and eventually dies. (Page: 43) -
4
Victor Starts to Learn Chemistry
After going to University and meeting the professors, he begins to study chemistry instead of alchemy. (Page: 49) -
4
Begins Creating the Monster
Victor swears to himself that he will complete his creation. He says that he will complete it regardless of the cost. (Page: 55) -
5
Victor Completes his Monster
Victor finally put together his monster and is ready to bring it to life. He then uses electricity to give the monster life. (Page: 56) -
5
Victor Abandons the Monster
Once Victor realizes his mistake in creating the monster, he tries to ignore it. When that doesn't work he flees his own home to get away from it. (Page: 58-60) -
5
Victors Development (1-5)
At the start of the book, Victor is a normal child but as the chapters progress he begins to study the sciences, eventually he becomes obsessed with chemistry and creating life until it drives him crazy and he makes the monster. -
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Victors Teacher Talks to Clerval and Frankenstein
"'Why, M. Clerval, I assure you he has outstripped us all...' continued he, observing my face expressing suffering." (Page: 66) -
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Victor Sees the Monster in the Forest from a Distance
"A flash of lighting illuminated the object and discovered its shape plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its aspect..." (Page: 73) -
8
Justine is on Trial
"A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty of the crime ascribed to Justine." (Page: 78) -
9
Victor Retreats to Nature
" It was during an access of this kind that I suddenly left my home, and bending my steps towards the near Alpine valleys, sought in the magnificence, the eternity of such scenes, to forget myself and my ephemeral, because human, sorrows." (Page: 89) -
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The Monster Tells his Story
"But I consented to listen; and, seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale." (Page: 97) -
11
The Monster Finds the Hut
"But I was enchanted by the appearance of the hut; here the snow and rain could not penetrate; the ground was dry" (Page: 101) -
12
The Monster Learns to Speak
"These thoughts exhilarated me and led me to apply with fresh ardour to the acquiring the art of language." (Page: 109) -
13
Safie Arrives at the Village
"The lady was dressed in a dark suit and covered with a thick black veil. Agitha asked a question, to which the stranger only replied by pronouncing, in a sweet accent, the name of Felix" (Page: 111) -
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Victors Development (6-14)
Victor is just now realizing how much damage the monster can do. He begins to feel guilty but doesn't want to take responsibility in fear of being ridiculed. -
14
The Demise of Felix
"The government of France were greatly enraged at the escape of their victim and spared no pains to detect and punish his deliverer. The plot of Felix was quickly discovered, and De Lacey and Agatha were thrown into prison." (Page: 120) -
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The Monster Finds a Book
The monster is giving wood to the villagers like normal but he finds a book. They are fake stories but the monster thinks they are real.(Page: 122) -
16
The Monster Questions His Reality
The Monster realizes he is not normal and begins to question everything around him. He then begins to wonder why Victor even created him. (Page: 130) -
17
Victor and His Monster Make a Deal
Victor talks to his monster and his monster wants to make a deal. If Victor creates a female monster for him, he will leave all humans alone forever. (Page: 141) -
18
Victor Reconsiders the Deal
After the meeting on the glacier where they made the deal, Victor becomes uneasy. He thinks that making a second monster could be even worse. (Page: 147-149) -
19
Victor Begins His Work
Victor leaves Clerval behind to start working on his monster's request. While working he feels as if he is doing something wrong. (Page: 156) -
20
Victor Destroys His Work
After Victor begins to think of what two monsters could do, he panics and destroys the second one. (Page: 159) -
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Victors Development (15-20)
Victor is very conflicted in these chapters. He begins to become very stressed and worried. He also thinks about the consequences of what he has done. He starts to learn from his mistakes. -
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The Monster Promises to be there on Victors Wedding Night
"On that night he had determined to consummate his crimes by my death." (Page: 167) -
22
Victor Plans for the Wedding
Victor is worried about the monster's threat and begins to plan for the wedding night. (Page: 183) -
23
The Monster Murders Elizabeth
"The murderous mark of the fiend's grasp was on her neck, and the breath had ceased to issue from her lips." (Page: 186) -
24
Victor Commits to Chasing the Monster
"I took my passage in the same ship, but he escaped, I know not how" (Page 193) -
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Victors Development (20-Letters)
In these last chapters Victor's entire life falls apart, everyone he knew is now dead because of his own creation. Because of this he looses his mind and has only one goal in mind, to kill the monster. -
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(The Letters) The Monster Disappears from Society
"Farewell! I leave you, and in you the last of humankind whom these eyes will ever behold" (Page: 211)