Frankenstein Timeline and Chapter Summaries

Frankenstein Timeline Chapter 1 Walton begins his narration through a series of letters to his sister He reveals his meeting with Victor Frankenstein Victor talks about his relationship wit Elizabeth who was adopted into the Frankenstein family Chapter 2 Reveals friendship between Victor and Elizabeth, and his friendship with Clerval Begins thinking about Philosophy and Science Chapter 3 Victor goes to University in Ingolstadt and leaves his family in Geneva Chapter 4 Victor studies the human body in detail Starts creating the Monster Chapter 5 The creation Victor becomes ill and is looked after by Clerval Chapter 6 Elizabeth wants Victor to reply in his own writing to assess his well being Chapter 7 William’s death Justine is accused Chapter 8 Justine falsely confesses Justine’s death Chapter 9 Victor struggles with the guilt of two deaths - William and Justine Chapter 10 Victor meets the monster on the mountain Chapter 11 The monster encounters fire for the first time Observes the DeLacey family Chapter 12 The monster realises that the DeLacey family are unhappy due to poverty The monster learns language and knowledge by observing the family Chapter 13 Safie arrives at the DeLacey’s home and she learns language alongside the monster Chapter 14 Safie’s father was sentenced to death and she met Felix in prison while visiting her father Chapter 15 Reads Sorrows of Werter, Plutarch’s Lives and Paradise Lost Is able to read Victor’s journal and about his creation The DeLacey’s see the monster for the first time Chapter 16 The monster seeks revenge The monster is shot William’s death The monster frames Justine Chapter 17 Victor agrees to create a female companion Chapter 18 Victor decides he has too much guilt to create another monster Chapter 19 Henry and Victor travel to Scotland Victor leaves Clerval to work on his new creation Chapter 20 Victor is disgusted by his creation and destroys it He buries the remains at sea Chapter 21 Victor is on trial for murder, the body is shown to him and has the hands of the monster wrapped around the neck This caused Victor to fall ill Chapter 22 The monster promised to meet him on their wedding night Chapter 23 Elizabeth’s death Victor’s new ambition is to find the monster and seek revenge Chapter 24 Victor meets Walton and tells his story Victor’s death The monster’s death