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Who is Margaret Saville in Frankenstein?

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Margaret Saville: Sister of Robert Walton, ship captain, Mrs. Saville is significant only because she is the recipient of the letters describing Frankenstein's story. Walton writes to her of the progress of his journey and his acquaintance with Frankenstein.


Besides, who is Felix in Frankenstein?

Felix. The son of de Lacey, he is devoted to his family and his mistress, Safie. Though noble, he drives the creature from the family cottage with stones. He thereby symbolizes one of the basic flaws in the human character: the hatred of difference.

Also Know, who is the author of the letters and who is the recipient in Frankenstein? Robert Walton

Similarly one may ask, who is William in Frankenstein?

William Frankenstein. Youngest son of Alphonse and Caroline Frankenstein, brother to Victor and Ernest. While Frankenstein is at Ingolstadt, Elizabeth provides this account of "darling William": "he is very tall of his age, with sweet laughing blue eyes, dark eye-lashes, and curling hair.

Why does safie marry Felix?

-Safie wants to marry Felix because they love eachother and he saved her father Her father does not agree with it.

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Who all died in Frankenstein?

Victor himself also dies. Other relatives, such as Victor's mother and Elizabeth's mother (Victor's aunt), die in the novel of other causes. The Creature also kills Frankenstein's best friend, Henry Clerval, and the family's housekeeper, Justine Moritz.

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What does safie represent in Frankenstein?

Safie is important to Frankenstein because she is what spurs the Monster to want an education. The creature is content with the knowledge that he is learning, just by observing and listening to the De Lacey's, and seeing their relationships. But when Safie arrives she becomes his means for a more formal education.

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What does Justine represent in Frankenstein?

Justine is the housekeeper for the Frankenstein family. We do not learn much about her character except that she embodies the best in suffering for a just cause. She represents graceful suffering in the face of injustice, much like a martyr.

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What does Elizabeth represent in Frankenstein?

Elizabeth Lavenza in Frankenstein. Elizabeth is an orphan child adopted by the Frankensteins. She becomes a devoted daughter, sister and eventually wife to Victor. She is an idealised character who is beautiful, loyal, trusting, sympathetic and caring towards others - almost too perfect.

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Why are Felix and Agatha unhappy?

Why are Felix, Agatha, and De Lacey so poor? They were born poor. Safie's father stripped them of their fortune. The French court took their fortune and exiled them from France for helping Safie's father escape from prison.

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What language is safie?

As Safie learns the language of the cottagers, so does the monster.

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Why did Justine plead guilty in Frankenstein?

Justine, in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, initially sates that she is innocent of the murder of William. Based upon her explanation, Justine confesses to the murder of William so that she could be forgiven, by God, for all of the sins she had committed in her life.

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Who is at fault for William's death in Frankenstein?

Justine is at fault for William's death. Victor is also responsible for what happened because he created the creature that killed William. 10.

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How did Justine die in Frankenstein?

When William is murdered, the monster puts a photograph that William was carrying in her pocket, and she is accused of murder. She confesses falsely to the crime out of fear of going to Hell. She is executed.

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How does Victor feel about Elizabeth?

The family can no longer afford to care for Elizabeth, so the Frankensteins adopt her. How does Victor feel about Elizabeth? He adores her and feels that she is "mine to protect, love, and cherish" and she is "my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only."

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Who is William And how old is he in Frankenstein?

William is a five-year-old boy. He has not been mentioned before. What does Victor do after his recovery?

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What is the point of the letters in Frankenstein?

The letters in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein serve the purpose of providing another perspective to the events of the text. With differing views depicting Victor and his said experiences with the creature as well Robert Walton, the reader is able to form their own opinions on the mentioned characters.

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How did Frankenstein react to this request?

The creature told Frankenstein that he hid the locket in Justine's pocket. How did Frankenstein react to this request? Frankenstein refused but then he tries to create the creature's mate. The creature threatened to kill any of Frankenstein's loved ones.

Enguia Radicke

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What is the literary allusion in the second letter of Frankenstein?

He alludes to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. This one poem helped launch the Romantic period and gives us a story of a man banished for killing an albatross while at sea.

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What did Frankenstein do about his dilemma?

7. What did Frankenstein do about his dilemma? He appealed to the courts to let Justine go free, and told his family that she was innocent, but he did not tell anyone about the creature. He was also fearful that the creature would commit other crimes.

Cezary Benasco

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Who is writing letter 1 and all the letters?

Who is writing letter 1 (and all the letters)? To whom is he writing? What is their relationship? Robert Walton is writing the letters to his sister, Margaret Saville.

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What happened to the creature at the end of the novel?

Quick Answer. Victor Frankenstein dies aboard Captain Walton's ship. Upon Frankenstein's death, the creature declares that he will kill himself soon and jumps off the ship. Both characters exhibit dangerous, self-serving behavior throughout the book, and they both die by the story's end.