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Elizabeth is adopted.

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In the beginning, Victor's mom adopts Elizabeth. Victor believes it's his responsibility to care for her. Page 34

Caroline's father dies and Victor's father marries Caroline

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Page 32// In the beginning, Victor's personality is very innocent for he is only a child. He is also thoughtful, caring, and sometimes possessive.

Frankenstein Chapters

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Victor befriends Henry

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Victor meets Henry. He likes him because of his personality and interests. Pages 36-37

Victor sees tree get struck by lightning

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Victor was watching a thunderstorm one day and saw a tree get struck by lightning. This sparked his interests in science. Page 40

Caroline dies calmly

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During Victor's studies, he receives a letter letting him know his mother died. The letter also informed him that she wants him and Elizabeth to marry. Page 43

Victor goes to Ingolstadt and meets M. Waldman

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When Victor goes to study for college, he goes to Ingolstadt. There, he meets his professor named M. Waldman Pages 43 and 45

Victor takes interests in Chemistry and Natural Philosophy

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In order to start his project, he needed to know the ideology behind it. He then takes his studies to Chemistry and Natural Philosophy. Page 49

Victor gets the idea if animating the dead

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After his mothers death, Victor gets the idea of reanimating the dead. This was triggered because he wondered if he could bring people back to life.Pages 50-51

Victor begins his project, abandoning any social interactions

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Pages 53-54// This is where Victor's personality starts to change because he is prioritizing his studies more than his family and friends.

Victor finishes making his creature

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Despite the struggles, Victor finishes his project. He is horrified. Page 56

Victor becomes very ill

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Pages 57-58// At this point Victor's personality has become very unstable and dramatic because of his ambitions to help further science.

Henry goes to Ingolstadt to study and aids Victor

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Henry soon goes to Ingolstadt to focus on studies. However, he meets Victor and sees his poor condition. He then aids Victor. Pages 60-61

Elizabeth has some concerns for Victor

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"Clerval writes that indeed you are getting better ... I eagerly hope that you will confirm this" pg. 62

Clerval is introduced to the Professors

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"One of my first duties ... was to introduce Clerval to the several professors of the university" pg.65

Alphonse's Letter

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"William is dead! that sweet child, whose smiles jelighted and warmed my heart, who was gentle, yet so gay! Victor, he is murdered!" (pg 69)

Home of the Accused.

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"I was firmly convinced in my own mind that Justine, and indeed every human being was guiltless of this murder." (pg 77)

Elizabeth and Victor visit Justine

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" I did confess, but I confessed a lie. I confessed, that I might obtain absolution; but now that falsehood lies heavier at my heart than all my other sins. The God of heaven forgive me! Ever since I was condemned, my confessor has besieged me; he has threatened and menaced, until I almost began to think that I was the monster he said I was." (pg. 83)

Trial of Justine

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Justine admits to being guilty of killing william. " Justine was called on for her defence. As the trial proceeded, her countenance had altered "
pg 79

Victor finds comfort with nature

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"My wanderings were directed towards the valley of Chamounix" pg.90

Victor considers his options

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"Dear Victor, banish these dark passions remember the friends around you, who centre all their hopes in you..." (Pg89)
At this point in the story, Victor is very unstable and sad at the loss of a close friend.

Creature Finds Victor

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"As I said this I suddenly beheld the figure of a man, at some distance, advancing towards me with superhuman speed." (Pg. 94)

Creature Convinces Victor to hear his Story

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"I demand this from you. Hear my tale; it is long and strange, and the temperature of this place is not fitting to your fine sensations; come to the hut upon the mountain." (Pg. 97)

The monster finds fire

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"I found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it." Pg. 99

The monster finds the family

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"The family, after having been thus occupied for a short time, extinguished their lights and retired, as I conjectured, to rest." Pg. 104

Wood Gatherer

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"they placed food before the old man when they reserved none for themselves." (Page 106)

Understanding the Human Nature

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"They were not entirely happy." (Page 105)

The Monster Learns The Language

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"While I improved in speech I also learned the Science of letters as it was taught to the stranger, and this opened before me a wide field for wonder and delight." (Page: 113)

Safie Escaped Slavery

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"Felix seemed ravished with delight when he saw her, every trait of sorrow vanished from his face and it instantly expressed a degree of ecstatic joy." (Page: 112)

Frankenstein's monster tells about how Safie's father was sentenced to death.

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Frankensteins Monster tells about how Safies father was sentenced to death.

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"The father of Safie had been the cause of their ruin... for some reason which I could not learn, he became obnoxious to the government"

The monster finds books

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The monster finds books that he believes were actual pieces of history. These books were, Wolfgang von Goethe’s Sorrows of Werter, a volume of Plutarch’s Lives, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost."

The monster sought revenge

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The monster tells Victor the story of William's death and his anger towards humanity, him in particular.

The monster asks for a female companion

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Having told his story, the monster tells victor that it is his right to create him a female companion. Victor reluctantly agrees.

Alphonse and Victor talk

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After his encounter with the monster, Victor returns. There, Alphonse awaits him and they speak to each other about Victor's marriage. Victor asks if he can travel to England first and Alphonse gives consent.

Victor begins to work on his second monster

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Having asked for Henry to stay with a friend while he goes out on a "tour", Victor goes to an island and begins to work.

Victor breaks his promise

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Having thought of what might happen after he creates a female companion, Victor seizes his project. The monster then becomes enraged and tells Victor he will be there on his wedding day.
Here, Victor shows that he still has some sense of self pride and logic, despite the unstableness he currently is in.

Victor is treated as person of high status and not given the natural response of someone accused of murder.

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"I soon learned that Mr.Kirwin had shown me extreme kindness. He had caused the best room in the prison to be prepared for me" pg.170

Victor knows what really happened to William, Justine and Henry.

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"I am the cause of this- I murdered her. William, Justine, and Henry- They all died by my hands." pg 176
Here, the unstableness of Victor has now stuck with him and nothing can help to lift the guilt and pressure he is in.

The creature kills Elizabeth on their wedding night.

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"She was there, lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down and her pale and distorted features half covered by her hair." (Pg.186)

The Creature Tries To Get Pity For Himself After They Tortured Frankenstein

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"'Do you think that I was then dead to agony and remorse? He,' he continued, pointing to the corpse, 'he suffered not in the consummation of the deed. Oh! Not the ten-thousandth portion of the anguish that was mine during the lingering detail of its execution." (Pg 208)