Robert Walton's ship
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Robert Walton's ship is the Arctic exploration vessel in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" where the frame narrative unfolds and the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein is ultimately recounted and concluded.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration vessel
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fictional ship ⓘ sea vessel ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
NERFINISHED
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorWorkOfAppearance | Mary Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captainedBy | Robert Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewStatus | mutinous concern about continuing north ⓘ |
| decisionMadeOnboard | to turn back from the Arctic ⓘ |
| encounters |
Frankenstein's creature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
extreme cold
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fog ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1818 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
early science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationForm | epistolary letters GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCrew |
officers
ⓘ
sailors ⓘ |
| lettersAddressedTo | Margaret Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| letterWriterOnboard | Robert Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | unnamed ship ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
polar regions ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
frame narrative setting
ⓘ
location of outer frame story ⓘ |
| narrativePosition |
closing setting of Frankenstein
ⓘ
opening setting of Frankenstein ⓘ |
| nationalityOfCaptain | English ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Robert Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Robert Walton's letters to his sister
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Victor Frankenstein's recounting of his life story ⓘ encounter between Robert Walton and Victor Frankenstein ⓘ final confrontation between Victor Frankenstein and the creature ⓘ the creature's final speech ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | ice ⓘ |
| symbolism |
human ambition and exploration
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isolation in extreme environments ⓘ limits of scientific pursuit ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | pack ice ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalVoyage | 18th century ⓘ |
| voyagePurpose |
geographical exploration
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scientific discovery ⓘ to reach the North Pole ⓘ |
| witnessesEvent |
death of Victor Frankenstein
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departure of the creature across the ice ⓘ |
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