Frankenstein Webquest
Name_______________________________________
Use the following links to search and find the answers for the following
questions. You may type your answers and print them out, or write the
answers on a piece of paper. You are permitted to work with a partner since
you will all want to share anyway This is due today!
*FYI- “Galvanism” is defined in biology as the contraction of a muscle that is
stimulated by an electric current. In physics and chemistry, it is the
induction of electrical current from a chemical reaction, typically between two
chemicals with differing electronegativities.”
http://www.online-literature.com/shelley_mary/
1. Who were the two men that discussed “galvanism,” which inspired Mary’s
novel?
2. Finish this sentence: “Man’s obsession with perfection can ultimately end
in ______________________________ .”
3. Both Mary and her husband Percy were advocates of
_____________________ and ________________ ________________.
4. Mary started writing Frankenstein when she was 18 in the year
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5. 5. “The novel begins with ____________________ written by Robert
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7. Walton to his ______________________ .”
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6. “Eventually, Walton winds up in the ____________ circle and picks
up ___________________________ who relates his story to Captain Walton.”
7. According to the family tree on this website, who are Alphonse’s and
Caroline’s biological children?
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8. According to the same family tree, who are Alphonse’s and Caroline’s
adopted children?
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9. Describe Mary Shelley’s “waking nightmare” in two sentences or more (left
hand column in italics).
10. Describe the creepy thing that Mary Shelley does with Percy’s heart (left
hand column)?
11.Name 4 themes listed for the novel.
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12. Name 4 elements of a Gothic Novel (left hand column).
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13. What is an alternative title for Frankenstein (right hand column)?
14. Why was Prometheus punished and HOW?
15. What country is Ingolstadt located?
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16. Scan through the 88 movie pictures of Boris Karloff (playing Frankenstein).
Pick one picture and describe in three sentences why its image is frightening
and/or ominous.
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