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Question 1. Justine is extremely religious, even after all that has happened to her. Although she is innocent, she still confesses to the murder of william so that she will be forgiven for her sins and allowed into heaven. How is justine handling her misfortunes differently then victor? How do these two approaches to difficulty affect how we respond to their character and situations?
Question 2. Why doesn't victor frankenstein speak up and tell all he knows to try to save justine? Is he right not to tell the story of his creation at this point? Why or why not?
Question 3. Could victors paranoia and guilt be erased if he were to confess like justine did? We don't know how religious he is, but he draws on religious terminology and references. What is the role of confession? How is his telling the story to walton (and thus to us) a form of confession?
Question 4. At the end of chapter 8, frankenstein blames himself as he watches his family mourn the deaths of william and justine: "...torn by remorse, horror, and despair, i beheld those i loved spend vain sorrow upon the graves of william and justine, the first hapless victims to my i hallowed arts." What other characters might die in frankenstein to both further the plot and create tension between victor and his creation?
Question 5. Does victors failure to to reveal the presence of the "monster" make him complicit in any murder that would happen as a result of the "monsters" action?