Chapters 7-13 - Quotations

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Chapters 7-13 - Quotations

Here are key quotations from Chapters 7-13:

Chapter 8

Victor "rushed out of the court in agony" before the verdict, saying Justine's "tortures did not equal mine".
- This shows how Victor is still viewing himself as the victim, unable to face full responsibility for his actions.
- His dismissive attitude of Justine’s feelings displays the treatment of women in the patriarchal society of the 18th/19th centuries.

Chapter 10

Whilst gazing at Montanvert and Mont Blanc, Victor feels "joy" in nature.

Chapter 11

"You accuse me of murder; and yet you would, with a satisfied conscience, destroy your own creature. Oh, praise the eternal justice of man!"
- Here the Monster confronts Victor with the hypocrisy of his words and actions, making the reader once again question who is the real monster in this novel.

Chapter 13

"Was I then a monster?"
- From Felix reading Ruins of Empire, the Monster starts to question his identity and creation. This existential questioning torments him and pushes the Monster to long for companionship.
"Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to the mind, when it has once seized on it, like a lichen on the rock. I wished sometimes to shake off all thought and feeling".
- This epistemological rumination displays the growing consciousness of the Monster.

1Narrative Structure

1.1Narrative Structure

1.1.1Narrative Structure

1.1.2Narrative Distancing

1.1.3End of Topic Test - Narrative Structure

2Character Summaries

2.1Walton & Frankenstein

2.1.1Walton

2.1.2Victor Frankenstein

2.1.3End of Topic Test - Walton & Frankenstein

2.2The Monster

2.2.1The Monster

2.2.2The Monster 2

2.2.3End of Topic Test - The Monster

2.3Elizabeth, Justine & Henry

2.3.1Elizabeth Lavenza

2.3.2Justine Moritz

2.3.3Henry Clerval

2.3.4End of Topic Test - Elizabeth, Justine & Henry

2.4Families & Other Characters

2.4.1The Frankenstein Family

2.4.2The De Lacey Family

2.4.3Other Characters

2.4.4End of Topic Test - Families & Other Characters

3Intertextuality & Allusions

3.1Intertextual References

3.1.1The Modern Prometheus

3.1.2The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

3.1.3The Bible

3.1.4Mutability & Tintern Abbey

3.1.5End of Topic Test - Intertextual References

3.2Philosophical & Scientific Theories

3.2.1Edmund Burke

3.2.2Thomas Paine

3.2.3John Locke

3.2.4Jean-Jacques Rousseau

3.2.5Historical Figures

3.2.6End of Topic Test - Philosophy & Science Theories

4Biographic Context

4.1Biographic Context

4.1.1Shelley's Parents

4.1.2Loss & Maternal Anxiety

4.1.3Literary Legend

4.1.4End of Topic Test - Biographical Context

5Chapter Summaries

5.1Letters

5.1.1Letters 1 & 2

5.1.2Letters 3 & 4

5.1.3End of Topic Test - Letters

5.2Chapters

5.2.1Chapters 1-2

5.2.2Chapters 3-4

5.2.3Chapters 5-6

5.2.4Chapters 7-9

5.2.5Chapters 10-11

5.2.6Chapters 12-15

5.2.7Chapters 16-19

5.2.8Chapters 20-23

5.2.9Chapter 24 & Walton’s Last Letters

5.2.10End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-6

5.2.11End of Topic Test - Chapters 7-15

5.2.12End of Topic Test - Chapters 16-23

5.2.13End of Topic Test - Chapter 24 & Walton's Letters

6Key Themes

6.1Key Themes

6.1.1Curiosity & Knowledge

6.1.2Science & Society

6.1.3Loss & Companionship

6.1.4Connection to Nature

6.1.5Injustice

6.2Key Locations

6.2.1Extreme Landscapes

6.2.2Industrialised University Cities

6.2.3End of Topic Test - Key Themes & Locations

7Recap: Main Quotes

7.1Characters Quotes

7.1.1Walton - Quotations

7.1.2Victor Frankenstein - Quotations

7.1.3The Monster - Quotations

7.1.4The Educational Texts - Quotations

7.1.5Elizabeth Lavenza - Quotations

7.1.6Justine Moritz - Quotations

7.1.7Henry Clerval - Quotations

7.1.8Alphonse Frankenstein - Quotations

7.1.9The De Lacey Family - Quotations

7.2Quotes by Chapters

7.2.1Letters 1 & 2 - Quotations

7.2.2Letters 3 & 4 - Quotations

7.2.3Chapters 1-6 - Quotations

7.2.4Chapters 7-13 - Quotations

7.2.5Chapters 14-20 - Quotations

7.2.6Chapters 21-24 & Waton's Last Letters - Quotations

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