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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic exploration vessel
fictional ship
sea vessel
appearsIn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus NERFINISHED
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
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
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
isolation in extreme environments
limits of scientific pursuit
threatenedBy pack ice
timeOfFictionalVoyage 18th century
voyagePurpose geographical exploration
scientific discovery
to reach the North Pole
witnessesEvent death of Victor Frankenstein
departure of the creature across the ice

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Victor Frankenstein diesOnboard Robert Walton's ship