What is the external and internal conflicts that Victor Frankenstein faces in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley??

Answer 1

The external conflicts he faces are that he has let a creature loose in the world that is capable of killing and is creating havoc destroying innocent members of his own family. The internal conflict is hubris - does he have the right to play God and create life? And once he did create life, is it not his job to nurture that life and be responsible for it? Pax - C

Answer 2

Frankenstein Faces

Answer 3

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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The novel begins with explorer Robert Walton looking for a new passage from Russia to the Pacific Ocean via the Arctic Ocean. After weeks as sea, the crew of Walton’s ship finds an emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, floating on an ice flow near death. In Walton’s series of letters to his sister in England, he retells Victor’s tragic story. More……

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Answer 4

External: The physical threat of the monster.
Internal: The moral shame of playing god.

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Answer 5

external:
-with his professor, about the science, principles;
-with the monster
-with his friend
-generally - with all outside world...
-Victor and Nature, her rights...

internal:
-normal human being - and a genious/someone who's trying to play God
-love to a woman - and to himself, to be the best...