Frankenstein Character Analysis

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Mary Shelly’s novel titled Frankenstein is the tragic story of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Victor Frankenstein is a man obsessed with knowledge of the unknown. He played a dangerous game with the laws of nature, and creates his own form of man. Guilty of robbing dead bodies of their parts to build his creation piece by piece he has the nerve to feel disgust at what he created. “I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Shelly 30). This statement from Victor describes how he feels about the creature he created. His words make it seem like he thinks of his creation as gruesome, but in actuality …show more content…

This same disgust and fear is what lead Victor to abandoning the creature to wreck havoc on the world. The creature tired of being alone and not having a companion seeks out his master and asks for him to make a female creature, to which Frankenstein agreed. Victor Frankenstein breaks his promise and destroys the creation in front of the creature. “I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, yet I was unable to overcome my repugnance to the task which was enjoined me” (Shelly88). Victor describes here how his cruelty will hurt the creature, and he makes his feelings of revulsion for the two creations known. So he shouldn’t be shocked or surprised by the creatures promise for retaliation on Victors wedding …show more content…

He played an ugly game with the laws of nature. The creature was made new and innocent, he knew nothing of evil. “I was benevolent and good, misery made me a fiend” (Shelly57). The creature means the misery he felt of being alone, the abandonment his master caused, the worthless feelings he had of himself. The creature was taught evilness from his master and the ways that society had treated him during his life. Victors monstrous actions are to blame for his own pain, his own loss, and his own

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