Frankenstein, Chapter 3 summary
Chapter 3 of 28 · Part 2 · 11 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 3, Frankenstein loses his mother after she nurses Elizabeth through scarlet fever, then leaves his grieving family to study at Ingolstadt. M. Krempe scorns his earlier reading, but M. Waldman makes modern chemistry seem powerful and inviting, prompting Frankenstein to renew his scientific studies with a stronger ambition for discovery.
What happens
- Elizabeth survives scarlet fever, but Frankenstein’s mother catches the illness while nursing her and dies after expressing her hopes for the family.
- Elizabeth comforts the household, and Frankenstein delays his departure before leaving his father, Elizabeth, and Clerval.
- At Ingolstadt, M. Krempe condemns Frankenstein’s earlier reading and tells him to begin his scientific education again.
- Frankenstein attends M. Waldman’s chemistry lecture, which inspires him to seek discoveries beyond those already achieved.
- M. Waldman welcomes his interest, recommends broad scientific study, and shows him laboratory equipment.
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The sentence marks his decision after Waldman’s lecture. His resistance to modern science gives way to a firm commitment to study.
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