Frankenstein-character match

Died of scarlet fever; Victor Frankenstein's mother.

Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein

Creator of the creature and protagonist of the story.

Victor Frankenstein

Wrongly executed (hanged) for the murder of young William Frankenstein.

Justine Moritz

Real-life author of the novel Frankenstein; she wrote the story while on vacation with Percy Shelley (her husband) and Lord Byron (her friend) while on vacation in Switzerland; both Percy Shelley and Lord Byron became world-famous British poets.

Mary Shelley

Recipient of a series of letters from her brother, Robert Walton.

Mrs. Margaret Saville

Victor's father. Died of grief in his son's arms after learning that Elizabeth was dead.

Alphonse Frankenstein

Lived with Frankenstein family; married Victor.

Elizabeth Lavenza

Victor's second youngest brother

Ernest Frankenstein

Unknowingly taught the creature to read and write.

Felix DeLacey

Famous real-life British poet and Frankenstein author's husband.

Percy Shelley

A science teacher at Victor's college who encouraged him to study ALL branches of Science but also inspired his interest in chemistry.

Professor Walman

Explorer who met Frankenstein on the Arctic ice.

Robert Walton

The family from whom the monster watched and learned about relationships and how to speak

Safie, Agatha DeLacey, and "Father" DeLacey

Victor's youngest brother who was the creature's first victim.

William Frankenstein

Frankenstein's best friend who is murdered by the creature.

Henry Clerval

Victor Frankenstein's creation, a man made of dead body parts, the antagonist of the story

the monster