Frankenstein: Chapters 6-10

1. When Victor returns to the lab, what does it look like?

2. When Victor realizes the Creature is gone, how does he feel?

3. Who is Justine Moritz?

4. When Victor reads the letter from his father, what does he find out?

5. What does Victor think he sees in between flashes of lightning?

6. What does Victor assume after seeing this vision? How is this moment the turning point of the novel?

7. How is William murdered? Who gets blamed for the murder of William? Why?

8. How does Justine display courage? What happens to her?

9. Is it a coincidence that Mary Shelley creates the name of Justine to a character that does not get “justice” in the novel? Explain.

10. What two innocent deaths is Victor directly connected to? Why?

11. While she consoles Victor, what is Elizabeth unaware of (dramatic irony)?

12. After the death of Justine, what is Victor’s “mental state” in chapter nine?

13. Where does Victor decide to go to?

14. Who does he encounter? What surprises the reader about the Creature?

15. List examples of the gothic elements in chapters 6-10.

16. While the novel makes a transition to the third narrator, what do you infer (predict) will happen in chapters 11- 16?