Frankenstein Syntax.notebook
November 26, 2014
Chapter 21
But I was doomed to live and in two months found myself as awaking from a dream, in a prison, stretched on a wretched bed, surrounded by jailers, turnkeys, bolts, and all the miserable apparatus of a dungeon. It was morning, I remember, when I thus awoke to understanding; I had forgotten the particulars of what had happened and only felt as if some great misfortune had suddenly overwhelmed me; but when I looked around and saw the barred windows and the squalidness of the room in which I was, all flashed across my memory and I groaned bitterly.
Main Ideas (Independent Clauses)
Subordinate Ideas (Dependent Clauses)
Interjections
Appositives Lists
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Frankenstein Syntax.notebook
November 26, 2014
Chapter 5
Then, by the glimmer of the half‐extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room, and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep. I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhabited; where I remained during the rest of the night, walking up and down in the greatest agitation, listening attentively, catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life. 2
Frankenstein Syntax.notebook
November 26, 2014
Chapter 6
My uncle, that is to say your father Monsieur Frankenstein, is not pleased with the idea of a military career in a distant country; but Ernest never had your powers of application. Madame Moritz, her mother, was a widow with four children, of whom Justine was the third. This girl had always been the favorite of her father. However, through a strange perversity, her mother could not endure her. I must say also a few words to you, my dear cousin, of little darling William. I wish you could see your youngest brother. He is very tall of his age, with sweet laughing blue eyes, dark eyelashes, and curling hair. When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health. He has already had one or two little wives, girls who dote on him, but Louisa Biron is his favorite. She is a pretty little girl of five years of age. Ever since the fatal night I had brought the creature to life and ended of my labors, I had conceived a violent antipathy even to the name of natural philosophy. Although I loved him with a mixture of affection and reverence that knew no bounds, yet I could never persuade myself to confide to him that event which was so often present to my recollection, but which I feared the detail to another would only impress more deeply. We passed a fortnight in these perambulations: my health and spirits had long been restored, and they gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed. Chapter 7
"You have probably waited impatiently for a letter to fix the date of your return to us, and I was at first tempted to write only a few lines, merely mentioning the day on which I should expect you. But that would be a cruel kindness. "William is dead!—that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was so gentle, yet so gay! Victor, your youngest brother is murdered!
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