Frankenstein: Chapters 22-23 Discussion Questions
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1. What circumstances lead to Victor and Elizabeth’s wedding? Explain Elizabeth’s actions as well as Victor’s thoughts before their wedding.
2. What change does Victor begin to undergo at the end of Chapter 23, particularly with his attitude towards knowledge?
3. Did you note the change in weather before Victor and Elizabeth board their wedding cruise? What does this signify?
4. Victor claims, “I could not bring myself to disclose a secret which would fill my hearer with consternation and make fear and unnatural horror the inmates of his breast.” Do you agree with this decision? Could Victor have other reasons for not confiding his secret?
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