READ THE SUMMARY ABOUT FRANKENSTEIN AND FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS BELLOW
The novel begins with Swiss (1) ………………….., Victor Frankenstein, being rescued by
a ship at the North Pole. He tells the story of how he tried to create life to help people, and the
terrible consequences of his experiments… Victor went to university where he studied electricity
and succeeded in putting life into a human form, made of (2) ……………… body parts. This
ugly new creature saw Victor as his master, but the scientist was horrified and abandoned him.
The poor monster wanted to be loved but he soon learned that people were afraid of his size and
(3) …………………… . From watching a family, he learned to speak and read. He was secretly
kind to the family and felt he could (4) ………………… them. One day, he revealed himself
but they were afraid and attacked him. He understood that his life would always be unhappy
and he felt full of hate for Victor, his creator. The monster decided to find Victor and, by
chance, he met Victor’s little brother, William. Wanting to hurt Victor, he killed William and (5)
………………………… the family’s nanny, Justine, by placing a gold chain on her. Justine was
arrested and killed. Victor went to the mountains to recover. The monster found him and said
how unhappy and lonely he felt. Victor listened and agreed to make the monster a female (6)
…………………… . However, later he realized that this was a mistake and (7)
……………………. the creature. The monster was very angry and promised to ruin Victor’s
life. He then killed Victor’s best friend and his (8) ……………………., Elizabeth. Victor’s
father died as a result. Victor wanted to kill the monster and followed him to the North Pole
where he (9) …………………. from the cold just after telling his story to the ship’s captain.
The monster finds Victor’s body and is very sad at the death of his (10) ……………….. He
promises to kill himself, saying that he only wanted love and friendship.
NOW USE THE WORDS IN THE BOX TO COMPLETE THE LIST (1 mark each gap)
THEN TRANSLATE THE LINES IN BOLD.
creator bride destroyed scientist died
companion dead appearance trust implicated
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