Ambiguous Character In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In many works of literature we are faced with good characters and bad characters. Sometimes we are faced with morally ambiguous characters. As readers we can not decide whether or not to distinguish them as good characters or bad characters.These characters are significant to the piece of work. In the novel, Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, we are faced with the morally ambiguous character, Victor Frankenstein, his character trait is significant as a whole because of his feelings,and his actions.

Victor Frankenstein is a very emotional character as seen in the book. throughout the book Victor is sad and guilty. As a result we could make the connection that Victor make the best decisions when he is not in a normal state of mind. When

Caroline dies, Victor grieves her death by creating a monster that ultimately leads to his destruction. Victor in this case can be seen as a bad character because he creates the monster and he is at the root of many deaths. The monster causes the death of many of Victor’s loved ones such as Justine, William and Elizabeth and his father. When William dies he allows Justine and to take the blame for his death. He keeps quiet about the monster and allows Justine to die for a crime that she did not commit. Victor has no loved ones remaining after his father dies of grief he vows revenge on the monster. Victor can be seen being a good character when he dies because of his grief and chasing the monster down.