The creature accuses Victor of treating life as a joke. Why is it so difficult for Victor to attack the creature?
Victor is physically much weaker than the creature, but he also feels a type of connection to the creature
. He is almost like a father figure.
What happens when Victor tries to attack the creature?
What happens when Victor tries to attack the creature? When Victor tries to attack the creature,
the creature easily eludes him.
How did Victor respond to the creature?
How does he respond? Victor
sees the creature running with amazing speed over the mountains
. He is filled with horror and rage and ready to engage in “mortal combat.”
What threat does the creature make of Victor refuses?
How does Victor address his creation when he first confronts him on the mountain? What does the monster want Victor to do for him? What threat does he make if Victor refuses to comply?
He would kill Victor's remaining friends.
How did Victor feel about his creation and why didn't he hunt down the creature?
76) How did Victor feel about his creation- and why didn't he hunt down the creature? Victor was scared and ashamed of his creation.
He doesn't hunt down the monster because he wanted to distance himself, basically forget it ever happened
.
Why is Victor suffering from depression?
Victor suffers from a deep depression, almost like a relapse to his previous attack in Ingolstadt after
he created the monster
. His father sees his son's anguish and comments that it seems that Victor is suffering too much. … Victor admits that he is the murderer, and the thought troubles him deeply.
Why does Victor marry Elizabeth?
Victor does not love another, but he cannot forget the monster's threat that he would be with Victor on his wedding night. He thinks this is a threat to his life, and he considers his options. … And if Victor wins, the monster will be gone. He sees it as
a win-win
situation, so he resolves to marry Elizabeth immediately.
Why does Victor hate the creature?
Victor's anger towards the monster seems to be a vent of his own anger towards himself as he realises the time he has wasted, the relationships he has missed out on and his family's tragedies. He blames the creature
for his obsession with success
. Shelly uses dreams to great effect in this novel.
What did Victor become capable of?
Victor visits charnel houses, vaults, and looks at the decaying effects of death on the human body. Realizes that he is becoming “.. capable of
bestowing animation upon lifeless matter
.” … On a dreary night in November, Victor is ready to infuse life into his creation.
Why does Victor destroy the creature he is forming?
Victor tells us that the reason he must destroy the female monster is
because he does not want the “future ages” to “curse [him] as their pest
” (174). He doesn't want his own “selfishness” of creating a companion for his first mistake to end up disturbing the peace of future generations.
Who is Victor accused of murdering?
Lesson Summary
Victor is accused of murder. He is shown the victim's body and discovers it is
Henry Clerval
, his best friend since childhood and his recent traveling companion.
Why did Victor stop working on his second creature?
He doesn't want to, because he wants something from Victor. … What are Victor's final thoughts regarding his creature? He
was wrong to abandon the creature
and realizes he should have tried to give him happiness.
Why does the monster see himself like the biblical Adam?
C. Adam was created to do good, whereas the monster was created to do evil. The creature sees himself as another Adam
because he was created apparently united by no link to any other being in existence
.
Where did Victor see the creature and why didn't he destroy it?
Where did Victory next see the creature and why didn't he take the opportunity to destroy his creation? He sees
the monster on top of a glacier
. he doesn't destroy the monster because he physically cannot, as well as the monster speaks intelligently causing Victor to be intrigued.
Why does the monster want revenge?
Victor's actions just makes the creature more miserable and resentful. Therefore, the creature seeks for
revenge against his creator
. The creature murders Victor's wife just like Victor killed his mate. In consequence of this, Victor starts to pursuing him in order to kill him.
Why does the creature want Justine to suffer?
The creature wanted Justine to suffer
because he knew that she would be horrified and scream upon seeing him
. Instead of giving her the chance to make him feel bad, he framed her so she would suffer.
