Frankenstein

Safie

An Arabian Christian that Felix fell in love with. Felix broke her father out of the prison.

Justine Moritz

Adopted by the Frankenstein family to be a servant. Accused of murdering William.

Elizabeth Lavenza

Adopted cousin of Victor. Victor's wife.

How does Victor's father die?

After finding out about Elizabeth's death, he dies a few days later from either a broken heart, stress, grief, or old age.

Where did Victor see the creature after William's death?

While on Mont Blanc, Victor sees the creature between flashes of lightning. The creature disappeared after he realized he was seen.

The Creature

8 foot tall, ugly being created by Victor. Killed William, Henry then Elizabeth.

Mary Shelley

Author of Frankenstein

Robert Walton

Brother of Margaret Saville. On his way to the north pole to figure out more about compasses. He picks up Victor.

What did the creature do to the De Lacey's cottage?

He burned it down after they left.

How does the creature learn more about himself and the world around him?

He finds a cottage where he observes the life of the De Lacey family. From them he learns to speak French and to feel emotion.

What is wrong with De Lacey?

He is blind.

How does the creature learn of his ugliness?

He sees his reflection in a small pool of water.

Why is Victor accused of murdering Henry?

Henry's body was found laying on shore with black markers from fingers on his neck. Witnesses say they saw a figure, in the same boat Victor showed up in, dump the body on the shore and leave.

Who was blamed for William's death and why?

Justine was blamed for William's death because she was found with locket, holding a picture of his mother, that Elizabeth gave to William.

What happened to Justine?

She confessed under pressure from her priest. She was convicted and hung.

Victor Frankenstein

Son of Alphonse and Caroline. Creator of the monster. Husband of Elizabeth.

William Frankenstein

Son of Alphonse and Caroline. Victor's youngest brother. Strangled by the creature in the woods outside of Geneva.

What is the creature's request for Victor? Does Victor agree to fulfill the request?

The creature wants Victor to create him a female companion. Victor puts up a fight at first but then agrees to make a female creature.

Cottagers

The father, De Lacey, with his son and daughter, Felix and Agatha. Felix frees Safie's father from prison and gets his family exiled from France to Germany, losing all their wealth.

Mr. Kirwin

The magistrate who accuses Victor of Henry's murder.

What happens to Victor and who finds him in the end?

Victor's dogs start dying one by one and Victor begins to get really cold and weak. Robert Walton finds him and brings him aboard him ship.

What happens to Elizabeth during her and Victor's honeymoon?

Victor is hold a pistol to his chest, this concerns Elizabeth. He sends Elizabeth off to bed so she doesn't get frightened by seeing Victor and the creature fight. Victor looks around the halls of the Inn to find the creature then hears a scream. He goes into the bedroom to find that Elizabeth was strangled by the creature.

Where does Victor go before making the second creature(female companion)? What does Victor promise his father he will do when he gets back?

Victor and Henry take a tour to London. Victor is there to speak with philosophers about scientific information. Victor promised to marry Elizabeth when he got back.

What did Victor do when he learned of Elizabeth's death? What happened to Elizabeth's body after she died?

Victor fainted after seeing Elizabeth dead. He was found by other people staying at the Inn. Elizabeth's body was moved and a handkerchief was laid over her face.

How does Victor chase the creature? What does the creature do to evade Victor?

Victor first sneaks on to a ship making their way North to the Arctic Circle. The creature steals a dog sled as well as multiple guns. Victor decides to also steal a dog shed and actually catches up to within a mile of the creature before breaks in the ice separate them.

Where does Victor go after Elizabeth's death and what does he do?

Victor goes home to protect his remaining family. He tells his father of Elizabeth's murder.

How does Victor get rid of the body parts of the second creature(female companion)? What happens after?

Victor goes out on a boat and throws the body parts into the water. He then fell asleep in the boat and got pushed out to sea by a storm. Victor makes a sail out of his own clothes and steers his way to shore.

What does Victor hear as he is leaving Geneva?

Victor hears the creature's laugh.

What does Victor encounter when he makes it to shore of an island after dumping the body parts of the second creature(female companion)?

Victor lands in Ireland and encounters the townspeople accusing him of murdering Henry.

When does Victor marry Elizabeth? What do they do after the wedding?

Victor marries Elizabeth 10 days after he returned home with his father from being in prison. Victor and Elizabeth go on their honeymoon to an Inn in Evian.

What happens to the second creature(female companion)? What caused this? What was the result?

Victor rips the second creature(female companion) apart after seeing the first creature. The first creature tells Victor that he will" be with [Victor] on [his] wedding night."

When did Victor see the creature after Elizabeth died?

Victor saw the creature through the window in the bedroom. He shoots at the creature but the creature evades it and dives into the water. Victor shoots into the water with no luck as he and a search party of other people at the Inn look for the creature.

Henry Clerval

Victor's childhood friend. Son of a merchant.

M. Waldman(Chemistry) and M. Krempe(Philosophy)

Victor's professors at the University of Ingolstadt. Both dismiss Victor's studies of the alchemists.

How does William die? Where/How is he found?

William is strangled to death by the monster in the woods outside of Geneva. He was "stretched out on the grass livid and motionless; the print of the murder's fingers was on his neck."