Frankenstein Questions 9-24

Ch 9-12
45. How does Victor respond in the days after Justine's death? How have Elizabeth's views changed ?
46. What journey does Victor undertake, and when ? What places does he travel through? Where does he stay?
47. Where does Victor go the next day? Where does he go the following day? P. B. Shelley mentions the glacier in a letter written an Chamouni (his spelling) on July 25, 1817:
48. How does he feel during this part of his journey? (Notice in this chapter that Frankenstein, in the late 1700s, is able to quote a poem written by P.B. Shelley in 1816.
49. Whom does Victor see? ? How does he respond ?
50. In this chapter, we finally hear the creature speak for the first time. What does he say? Is this what we expect from the creature?
51. What does the creature ask of Victor ? What does the creature say to Victor ? Does his language remind you of another literary work? How good is Victor at performing the role of creator for his creature?
52. Why has the creature caused the deaths of William and Justine? Is he as inherently evil and bloodthirsty as Victor has assumed?
53. What will cause the creature to change? Keep in mind his statement "I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous".What sort of psychological understanding is Shelley showing here?
54. How good of an ironic sense of humor does the creature have? (See the "hand" bit )
55. Does Victor agree to listen to the creature's tale? What does Victor begin to feel ? Where do they go?
56. What does the creature remember of his earliest days ? How does he seem to be learning things? How well can the creature speak at this point of his existence?
57. How does the creature respond to his discovery of the fire? Why does he move?
58. What happens during his first encounters with people ? Is this more like what you expect from a horror story? But from whose point of view do we see these encounters?
59. Where does he finally find a place to stay ? What does he learn about the people who live in the cottage? How does he feel toward them?
60. How does the creature continue to learn about the family he is watching? How might a modern anthropologist or sociologist respond to the creature's methods? What is the condition of the family? How does the creature manage to help them?
61. How does the creature learn language ? Why might he have trouble learning words such as "good, dearest, unhappy" ?
62. What are the names of the family members ? Who are Agatha and Felix?
63. What things bother the creature when he thinks of discovering himself to the family ? How does he respond to his own appearance when he sees it?
64. The creature is still there when spring comes . What has been happening to Victor in the meantime? (See Chapter 5.)
65. How does the creature hope to win over the family? How does he respond to the coming of spring?

Ch 13-15
66. Who arrives at the cottage in the spring? What is Safie's background? How does her language problem help the creature? Which of them learns faster?
67. How does the creature learn about reading? What book does Felix use to teach Safie ?
68. What does the creature learn from this book? How much of a monster can someone be who can say "but when I heard details of vice and bloodshed, my wonder ceased, and I turned away with disgust and loathing" ?
69. What happens when the creature begins to think about himself? How does he compare with the humans described in the book? What questions does he ask himself? How does his knowledge make him feel?
70. What does he learn about human relationships, and how does this make him feel?
71. How did the De Lacey family come to be living in the cottage?
72. How did Safie come to find and join them?
73. What does the creature find in the woods?
74. What are the three books that the creature reads, and what does he learn from each?
75. What else does the creature read and what does he learn from it ?
76. How long has it been since the creature came to life ? What is Victor doing at this point? (See chapter 6.)
77. What does the creature hope will happen when he talks to De Lacey? What actually happens?

Ch 16-18
78. What happens to the De Lacey family after the events of chapter 15? How does the creature respond, and what does he do to the cottage?
79. How does the creature travel? Does this remind you of any other people's travels?
80. What event during the creature's travels confirms his hatred of humans ?
81. What event happens when the creature is near Geneva ? Who is the boy? Who is the woman?
82. When Victor visits the site of William's death in chapter 7, he says "I had turned loose into the world a depraved wretch, whose delight was in carnage and misery" . After reading the creature's version of events, do you agree?
83. What does the creature demand from Victor ?
84. How does Victor at first respond to the creature's demand? What response does he expect from the creature? What approach does the creature say he will take?
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85. How effective is the creature in convincing Victor?
86. What does the creature say will happen if Victor creates a female for him ?
87. What does Victor decide ? What does the creature say he will do while Victor is at work?
88. How does Victor appear and respond to his family when he returns home?
89. Why does Victor's father think Victor might not want to marry Elizabeth?
90. Why does Victor want to visit England?

Ch 19-21
92. What are Clerval's plans for his career ?
93. Where does Victor's journey end, and what does he plan to do there? Why is he afraid ?
94. Why does Victor change his mind about creating the female? Who watches him as he destroys the female?
95. What happens shortly after Victor destroys the female ? How is this similar to what happened after Victor created the Creature?
96. What happens when the Creature visits Victor?. What does the Creature promise to do? What does Victor understand that promise to mean ?
97. What happens when Victor goes out in a boat to dispose of the female creature's remains? Where does he end up? What happens when he lands?
98. Who is Mr. Kirwin and how does he treat Victor? What has happened to cause Victor's arrest? What happens to Victor after his arrest?
99. What happens when Victor wakes up? Who is there?
100. What happens at Victor's trial?
101. How does Victor feel as they leave Ireland and go to France ?
Ch 22-24
102. Why doesn't Victor get home quickly?
103. What does Elizabeth say in her letter? How does Victor respond to her?
104. What are the marriage plans? How does Victor prepare for what he fears will happen?
105. ow do Victor and Elizabeth get to Evian and why do they stop there?
H106. Has Victor understood the Creature's promise correctly? What happens on Victor's wedding night?
107. How does the Creature respond?
108. What happens when Victor returns to Geneva? What happens to Victor's father? What happens to Victor?
109. hat happens when Victor tries to get the authorities to help him hunt for the Creature?
W110. What happens during Victor's pursuit of the Creature? Where to they go? What does the Creature do?
111. What sustains Victor during his pursuit?
112. What does Victor ask Walton to do? What does he warn Walton about the Creature ?

Frankenstein 6-8

Ch 6-8
33. What is waiting for Victor when he finally recovers? Who has nursed him during his illness?
34. Who is Justine Moritz and what is her story? What comments does Elizabeth make about her position in Swiss society ? What religion is Justine ?
35. Who is William and how old is he? Have we heard of him before?
36. What does Victor do after his recovery ? What is Clerval's "plan of life" ?
37. When does Victor finally plan to return home? What do he and Clerval do while waiting for his father's directions?
38. What is waiting for Victor when he returns to his apartment? What news does his father have for him? And what is his father's name ? How does Victor respond?
39. How long has Victor been away from home ? What happens the night he returns to Geneva ? How does he respond?
40. Whom does Victor see that night ? When was the last time they saw each other? How long ago was that ?
41. What does Victor now believe happened to William ? What does Victor assume about the nature of the creature?
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42. Who has been identified as the murderer, and on what evidence ? How does Victor respond to this news? Why doesn't he say anything about the real murderer?
43. What happens at Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?
44. The next day, why does Justine say she has confessed to the murder of William ? How does Victor respond to Justine's situation and to Elizabeth's anguish?

Frankenstein 1-5

Ch 1- 5

11. What is the man's background? (Do we know his name yet?) Where is he from?

12. What is the story of the man's mother, Caroline Beaufort? How does the man

feel toward his parents, and what responsibilities does he feel they had toward him?

13. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? What gift does the man's

mother give him? Do we know the man's name yet? Do we know his family name?

14. Who is Henry Clerval and what is his relation to Victor?

15. How does Victor characterize the interests and characters of Clerval,

Elizabeth, and himself ?

16. Who is Cornelius Agrippa and how does Victor find out about him ?

How does Victor's father respond, and how does Victor comment on that response?

17. What sort of science ("Natural Philosophy") is Victor learning from Agrippa,

Paracelsus, and Albertus Magnus? How would a modern scientist respond

to this sort of thinking?

18. What happens when Victor sees an oak tree destroyed by lightning and

hears an explanation? What does Victor then begin to study?

19. Who or what does he credit for this change in direction ? Who or what does he

blame for his "utter and terrible destruction" ?

20. What happens to Elizabeth and to Victor's mother as a result of Elizabeth's scarlet fever?

How does this compare with the mother's early history ?

21. Why does Victor's father send him to the university of Ingolstadt ? How old is Victor then?

22. What does Victor learn from M. Krempe? How does Victor respond to him, and on what

grounds? Is this a good basis for making such a decision?

The Crucible Final Projects

Part I---MANDATORY:

Defending The Crucible
English III – Foster

The school board has decided that we may no longer teach The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Their reasoning is that we might “cross the line” into teaching theology rather than literature and that there is no real inherent value in this play/curriculum. (Note: this is a hypothetical situation – not real)

Your task:

Work with 3-4 other people (total group size of no more than 5)
Plan a 3-4 minute presentation for the school board as to why The Crucible should remain part of the BHS curriculum. Things to consider:
Valuable “themes” (good vs. evil, honesty vs. dishonesty, separation of church and state, group hysteria vs. common sense of the individual, individual vs. society)
Understanding drama as a literary form
Literary elements: character motivation and development, types of conflict, plot development, irony, allusion
What have YOU personally gained from the reading?

You will be given the chance to film your presentation using the Flip video technology - We will begin working on this phase next week; however, your planning must be complete and thorough before that time. Essentially, you are making a “movie trailer” type presentation for the play itself, focusing more on the literary than the fascinating. Complete the attached pages to complete the planning process for your project.

Group Members: _____________________________________________
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As a group, what have you decided is the “value” of the play? ___________
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In the space below, write a “script” for what will be said in your presentation. Be sure to write it as you would a dramatic production: include the name of the person speaking, any stage directions, and their words (just like in The Crucible). Use the back, if necessary

What role will each person in the group play in the presentation/production of the project?

What props/costumes, etc… will be needed, and who will be responsible for procuring these items? Plan for EVERYTHING. If you plan to show a copy of the book, make sure you have a book on your list of items needed.

Part II: You choose ONE assignment

Directions: Choose one of the projects below for a final project to complete on your own (no partners). When you choose a project let me know and I will check you off. You need to complete a rough draft on a sheet of paper showing me what you intend to do and say in your final draft before you start working on it. DO NOT START WORKING ON YOUR FINAL PROJECT UNTIL YOU SHOW ME YOUR ROUGH DRAFT AND I APPROVE IT.

Your final poster will not be graded unless you have: completed a rough draft, followed directions, and have shown evidence of attention to detail and color in your final project.

1. Create a map of the places found in The Crucible. You need to include the locations of every scene as well as major landmarks and cities with all of the features of a real map: legend, North orientation, symbols, property lines, event locations, etc. For full credit, your poster needs to have clear (no pencil) writing, evidence of attention to detail, and color.

· Example: Stephen King's Dark Tower Mid-World Map

· Example: The Lord of the Rings Middle-Earth Map 1

· Example: Real Map of Salem to use as a starting point

2. Create a fake newspaper front page with headlines and articles related to the major events that occur in The Crucible. Your final paper front pages needs to have: a title for your newspaper, one major headline and brief “to be continued on page ?” article and picture, two minor headlines and even briefer “to be continued on page ?” articles, and other layout details that are associated with newspaper front pages (sections, a date, etc,). For full credit, your poster needs to have clear (no pencil) writing, evidence of attention to detail, and color.

· Examples of newspaper front pages from around the world

3. Create a wanted poster. Imagine that one of the accused witches has disappeared. Underneath the picture, write their name in large, bold letters. Your wanted poster needs to include: a quick list of your character’s vital statistics, a brief paragraph that thoroughly describes their crime(s), the reward for their return, and any other layout details that may be associated with wanted posters. For full credit, your poster needs to have clear (no pencil) writing, evidence of attention to detail, and color.

· Example of FBI wanted poster

· Example of FBI wanted poster 2

· Example of fake Joker wanted poster

4. Create a character type poster that illustrates all of the dynamic/round characters, static/flat characters, and stereotype, caricature, and foil characters (if any) found in The Crucible. You will need to show or explain on your poster what makes a character one of these types, all of the characters in the play that fit into the category, and a brief one-two sentence description of why each fits into the particular category. For full credit, your poster needs to have clear (no pencil) writing, evidence of attention to detail, and color.

· This will help you establish relationships

· This will help you with character descriptions

5. Create a main character relationship poster that illustrates the relationships between the main characters of The Crucible (John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, Reverend Hale, and Giles Corey) similar to the handout I gave you. You need to show: how they are related, a physical description, and character traits associated with the character. You may illustrate the physical description with a picture if you want. For full credit, your poster needs to have clear (no pencil) writing, evidence of attention to detail, and color.

· This will help you establish relationships

· This will help you with character descriptions

6. Create a conflict poster illustrating the multiple conflicts and arguments in the play between the Proctor’s, the Putnam’s, the Corey’s, the Paris’s, and the girls. Show who the conflicts are between, whether or not they are resolved, and a short description of who is involved in the conflict. For full credit, your poster needs to have clear (no pencil) writing, evidence of attention to detail, and color.

· This will help you establish relationships and potential conflicts

· Reading the character descriptions will help you establish who has conflicts with who

Act IV Crucible Questions

Act IV
1.Why has Reverend Hale returned to Salem?
2.What is Reverend Hale advising the condemned to do?
3.What does Reverend Parris reveal about his niece Abigail?
4.What is the condition of Salem at this point?
5.How does Andover differ from Salem?
6.How do the proposed hangings of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor differ from the past executions?
7.What does Reverend Parris want Danforth to do?
8.What does Reverend Hale want Danforth to do?
9.What does Reverend Hale mean when he says,"there is blood on my head!"?
10.Why does Danforth refuse to postpone the hangings?
11.What do Hale and Danforth request of Elizabeth Proctor?
12.What happened to Giles Corey?
13.What is John’s excuse for confessing?
14.What is Elizabeth’s proof that John is a good man?
15.How has Elizabeth changed since we first met her?
16.After John confesses, what does Danforth want him to do?
17.Discuss,"I am John Proctor! You will not use me!"
18.What does Hale attribute Proctor’s willingness to hang to?
19.What does Elizabeth attribute it to?

Crucible Questions Act III

Act III
1.As this act opens, what accusation does Giles Corey make?
2.What news do we learn about Rebecca Nurse?
3.When John Proctor arrives at court with Mary Warren, what does Reverend Parris accuse him of?
4.What two pieces of evidence are brought out against Proctor in regard to his Christian nature?
5.What news does Danforth tell John Proctor about Elizabeth? What deal does he try to make with him?
6.What is going to happen to the 91 people who signed the testament stating a good opinion of Elizabeth, Martha Corey, and Rebecca Nurse?
7.Discuss "Do that which is good , and no harm shall come to thee." (pg 95)
8.What is Giles Corey’s proof that Thomas Putnam is "reaching out for land."? Why won’t he reveal his source?
9.What happens to Giles Corey?
10.What is Reverend Hale’s advice to John Proctor as he is about to read his disposition before the court?
11.What does Danforth think Mary Warren’s appearance in the court might be?
12.When Mary Warren says that she pretended to faint in court, what is she asked to do? What is the result?
13.What does Abigail do when suspicion that she might be pretending falls on her?
14.What does John Proctor do to discredit her?
15.Who is called to back up John’s testimony? What happens?
16.What happens when Reverend Hale states that Abigail has always seemed false to him?
17.What is Mary Warren’s reaction to Abigail’s performance?
18.What does John Proctor mean when he says, "God is dead!"?
19.What does Hale do when Proctor is arrested?

Junior English Crucible Act II Questions

This is the website to read the Crucible online:
http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/hartman/IntermediateDrama/TheCrucible.htm

Act II
1.At the beginning of this act, John Proctor says, "It is winter in here yet." Why is this pertinent to what is going on?
2.Why has Mary Warren disobeyed her employers and gone to Salem?
3.What did Abigail Williams reveal to John Proctor? Elizabeth reminds him of this.
4.Why hasn’t John told the court what he knows? What does Elizabeth attribute his not telling to?
5.What lie did John Proctor tell to Elizabeth which makes her more suspicious of him?
6.What news does Mary Warren reveal to John and Elizabeth about the trials?
7.How does Mary Warren behave towards her employers?
8.What does Mary Warren mean when she says, "I saved her life today!"?
9.What does Elizabeth realize when she finds out that she has been accused?
10.What does Elizabeth ask John to do?
11.Why does Reverend Hale visit the Proctors?
12.How does John Proctor respond to questions about why he has not been to church?
13.What does Reverend Hale ask Proctor to do?
14.Discuss the meaning of "Adultery, John." (page 67)
15.What information does John Proctor reveal to Reverend Hale?
16.What does Reverend Hale want John to do with this information?
17.Why does Elizabeth say that she doesn’t believe in witches at this point?
18.What news does Giles Corey reveal to the Proctors and Reverend Hale?
19.What has Rebecca Nurse been accused of?
20.Why has Martha Corey been accused?
21.Why do Ezekial Cheever and Marshal Herrick arrive at the Proctor home?
22.Explain why Cheever is both astonished and afraid when he finds the poppet with the needle in it?
23.What does John ask Mary Warren to do?
24.Why is Mary so afraid to do as he asks?
25.Why does Mary Warren warn John about testifying against Abigail?
26.What does John decide to do?