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Victor's Parents
He tells the tale of how they met and how devoted to eachother they were. Mother: Caroline Beaufort
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Victor is born
Naples, Italy
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Elizabeth Lavenza is adopted
Daughter of a deseased Milanese nobleman, she had been placed in the care of another family since hers died when she was born, the care givers came on hard times, and when the Frankenstein family came upon her they offered to take care of her. From that moment Victor's mother decided he would marry Elizabeth. -
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Victor & Elizabeth grow up together
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Victor's brother,Ernest is born
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Henry, Victor & Elizabeth
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Victor's young interests
He becomes encaptured by the idea of re-animation and alchemy, until his father dispels the illusions. -
Victor's brother, William is born
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Mother Dies
His mother catches scarlet fever from Elizabeth who was sick and dies, only asking the two to marry later in life. -
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2yrs pass at university
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Victor goes to college
Attends university of Ingolstadt, leaving behind the rest of his family, Elizabeth, and Henry Clerval. He meets professor of natural philosophy, M. Krempe and professor M. Waldman who influece his studies. He studied chemistry, mathematics, and natural philosophy. -
Victor Begins Creature
Zealously devoting himself to this labor, he neglects everything else—family, friends, studies, and social life—and grows increasingly pale, lonely, and obsessed with giving life to a being of his own creation. -
Victor's Creature is Alive
The creature breathes and with that he realizes what a monster he has made and runs in fear. After evading it, he finds Henry, who is about to start school. They catch up but Victor, weakened by months of work and shock at the horrific being he has created, he immediately falls ill with a nervous fever that lasts several months. Henry nurses him back to health. -
Monster experiences
He feels, breathes, touches all that is, yet slowly uncovers the unforgiving night and fire. -
Monster's Hunger
He learns many things in a short time; his appearence is gruesome, how to survive -
Monster wants to be loved
One night he takes refuge in a small hovel adjacent to a cottage. In the morning, he discovers that he can see into the cottage through a crack in the wall and observes that the occupants are a young man, a young woman, and an old man. He learns a lot about them, and grow to care for them. -
Elizabeth's Concern
She is worried about him, and he decides to return home. Elizabeth tells him that Justine Moritz, has come to live with the family, as her family is all gone. -
Monster keeps learning
Learnig to speak by listening to the father, Felix, and Agatha, he also helps alleviate their poverty by doing unseen things for them. -
Monster's Family
He tells the tale of the family he spies upon, and with the appearence of Safie, the love of Felix he learns about human & social relationships -
Monster's coming out
The monster wishes to reveal himself to the cottagers in the hope that they will see past his hideous exterior and befriend him. He decides to approach the blind De Lacey first, hoping to win him over while Felix, Agatha, and Safie are away. He believes that De Lacey, unprejudiced against his hideous exterior, may be able to convince the others of his gentle nature.
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Monster's Rejection & Revenge
Crushed and angry about being alone, he promises revenge of humans. He makes his way toward Geneva to Frankenstein. On the way, he spots a young girl, seemingly alone; the girl slips into a stream and appears to be on the verge of drowning. When the monster rescues the girl from the water, the man accompanying her, suspecting him of having attacked her, shoots him. -
Monster's first 2 victoms
As he nears Geneva, the monster runs across Victor’s younger brother, William, in the woods. When William mentions that his father is Alphonse Frankenstein, the monster erupts in a rage of vengeance and strangles the boy to death with his bare hands. He takes a picture of Caroline Frankenstein that the boy has been holding and places it in the folds of the dress of a girl sleeping in a barn—Justine Moritz, who is later executed for William’s murder. -
William Dies
Victorgets a letter from his father telling him that Victor’s youngest brother, William, has been murdered. Victor departs immediately for Geneva. Upon arrival, night has fallen and the gates of Geneva have been shut, so he walks the outskirts of town. As he walks near the spot where his brother’s body was found, he spies the monster and becomes convinced that he is to blaim. -
The Accused
Victor learns that Justine has been accused of the murder. After the discovery of the body, a servant had found in Justine’s pocket a picture of Caroline Frankenstein last seen in William’s possession. Victor proclaims Justine’s innocence, but the evidence against her seems irrefutable, and Victor refuses to explain himself for fear that he will be labeled insane. -
Justine is Executed
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Father & Son Trip
They are both in mourning and so to help they travel to their property in Belrive, where both heal a little. Victor then spots the creature. Going after him, he ends up having a long talk with the creature. -
Monster's Demands
The monster implores Victor to create another monster to accompany him and be his mate. -
Victor Promises to Marry Elizabeth
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Victor's Plan
Victor and Alphonse arrange a two-year tour, on which Henry Clerval, eager to begin his studies after several years of unpleasant work for his father in Geneva, will accompany Victor. After traveling for a while, they reach London. -
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2yr Trip Around Europe
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Victor Begins 2nd Creature
Victor and Henry journey through England and Scotland, but Victor grows impatient to begin his work and free himself of his bond to the monster. Victor has an acquaintance in a Scottish town, with whom he urges Henry to stay while he goes alone on a tour of Scotland. Henry consents reluctantly, and Victor departs for a remote, desolate island in the Orkneys to complete his project. -
Victor destroys 2nd Creature
Victor rethinks his actions and the consequences, destoys his progress. Monster curses and vows revenge, then departs, swearing that he will be with Victor on his wedding night. -
Monster Kills Again
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Victor is Convicted
When he lands, a group of townspeople greet him rudely, telling him that he is under suspicion for a murder discovered the previous night. Upon finding out that it is Henry, he becomes very ill. -
Victor's Health
Regaining his health, he is visited in prison by his father who upon hearing of his son’s illness and the death of his friend, rushed from Geneva to see him. Victor is overjoyed to see his father, who stays with him until the court, having nothing but circumstantial evidence, finds him innocent of Henry’s murder. After his release, Victor departs with his father for Geneva. -
Father & son rest in Paris
Just before leaving again for Geneva, Victor receives a letter from Elizabeth. Worried by Victor’s recurrent illnesses, she asks him if he is in love with another, to which Victor replies that she is the source of his joy. The letter reminds him of the monster’s threat that he will be with Victor on his wedding night. He believes that the monster intends to attack him and resolves that he will fight back. Whichever one of them is destroyed, his misery will at last come to an end. -
Father & son return
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Wedding Day
Elizabeth is still worried about Victor, but he assures her that all will be well after the wedding. He has a terrible secret, he tells her, that he can only reveal to her after they are married. As the wedding day approaches, Victor grows more and more nervous about his impending confrontation with the monster. Finally, the wedding takes place, and Victor and Elizabeth depart for a family cottage to spend the night. -
Wedding Night
Elizabeth screams and Victor realizes that it was never his death that the monster had been intending this night. Consumed with grief over Elizabeth’s death, Victor returns home and tells his father the gruesome news. -
Victor's Father Dies
Shocked by the tragic end of what should have been a joyous day, his father dies a few days later. -
The Secret is Told
Victor finally breaks his secrecy and tries to convince a magistrate in Geneva that an unnatural monster is responsible for the death of Elizabeth, but the magistrate does not believe him. Victor resolves to devote the rest of his life to finding and destroying the monster. -
Mrs.Saville's first letter
The start of the book: Margaret's first letter from her traveling brother.
He is in Petersburgh making preparations for his long awaited trip, to discover a path through the North Pole. -
The Final Hunt
His whole family destroyed, Victor decides to leave Geneva and the painful memories it holds behind him forever. He tracks the monster for months, guided by slight clues, messages, and hints that the monster leaves for him. Angered by these taunts, Victor continues his pursuit into the ice and snow of the North. There he meets Walton and tells his story. He entreats Walton to continue his search for vengeance after he is dead. -
Mrs. Saville's second letter
Her brother writes from Anchangel. He has found a friend and is overjoyed about his up and coming voyage. -
Mrs.Savilles third letter
Robert Walton begins his expedition! -
Mrs. Saville's fourth letter
Robert writes that while surrounded by ice, the crew sees a sledge with a huge man atop going quickly across the ice. In the morning they found a European stranded on sea ice with only one of his dogs left alive. After a few days of being ill the stranger becomes well, and Robert and him get to know one another. The stranger promises to tell him his history and Robert is very thrilled. -
Mrs. Saville's fifth letter
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Mrs. Saville's 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th letters
Robert tells of the crew unrest and wish to return home, Victor's decreasing health, and his agreement to abandon the journey. Victor dies and Walton is startled to find the monster, as hideous as Victor had described, weeping over his dead creator’s body. The monster begins to tell him of all his sufferings. He says that he deeply regrets having become an instrument of evil and that, with his creator dead, he is ready to die. He leaves the ship and departs into the darkness.