The poly(ethylene terephthalate) gels were prepared by quenching the nitrobenzene solution of different molecular weight grade polymers and polymer concentrations. The gel melting temperature and the gelation temperature were measured by the differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). The gels which have polymer concentrations higher than 50 weight percent could be spun to form a filament. The gel-spun monofilaments were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, birefringence measurement, stress- strain testing and DSC. The gel-spun monofilaments were drawn at varied draw temperatures and at desired draw ratios to study their effects on the drawability of the spun filaments, the molecular orientation, and the stress -strain relation of the drawn filaments. The maximum draw ratio is 8.5 at the draw temperature of 25℃ and decreases with the increase of the draw temperature up to 100%. The birefringence. the initial modulus, and the tensile strength of the drawn filament increase with the draw temperature and the draw ratio. The highest initial modulus and the maximum tensile strength were 20GPa and 0.75GPa, respectively, for the gel-spun filament drawn at 220℃, the length of which reached at five times its original length.