Frankenstein

What this page covers

This page brings together study material on Frankenstein, part of Nineteenth-Century Prose in Literature. Most of it is mind maps, so you can see the novel's shape at a glance. Flashcards, quizzes, notes and slide sets sit alongside them.

The people in the book get plenty of attention. The mind map Frankenstein by Mary Shelley lists Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, the Monster, Elizabeth Lavenza, Henry Clerval and Justine Moritz, among others. There are also single-character maps, such as Elizabeth Lavenza, Henry Clerval and Justine Moritz.

Where to start

1. Open the mind map Frankenstein by Mary Shelley for the characters and the overall picture.
2. Read the slide set Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Plot to follow the story from Walton's first letter.
3. Move to the slide set Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Themes, then the map Frankenstein Key Themes and Quotes 1.
4. Look at Context- Frankenstein and the Gothic map for the background to the novel.

Using quizzes, maps and flashcards together

Read a map first, then test yourself. The quiz Who Said That Line? is a good check on quotations. Frankenstein Vocabulary Quiz helps with harder words, and Inspirations for Mary Shelley tests the background. Quizzes here are a small set, so use flashcards for repeated practice.

Several flashcard decks focus on themes, quotes, critics, context and chapter summaries. The deck Frankenstein Critic Quotes and the map Frankenstein: A03 Critics suit anyone building arguments about how critics read the novel. Notes such as Intertextuality in Frankenstein add depth for longer written answers.

Who made it

Every resource was made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr, so styles and depth vary. Check a few on the same topic and keep what suits you. Teachers can pick maps and decks to share with a class.

Ready to begin? Choose one map, spend ten minutes with it, and then see how a quiz goes.