An Analysis of
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Volume 3 - Chapter 6
An Analysis of Chapter 23
Tone
Tragic, Frantic, Despairing, Vengeful
Basic Stats
| Intensity | Clarity | Conflict | Resolution | Pacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart-pounding - (5) | Clear - (4) | Explosive - (5) | A little - (2) | Fast-paced - (5) |
Basically...
On his wedding night, Victor Frankenstein is filled with dread. Despite his precautions, the Creature murders Elizabeth. Devastated, Victor's father dies from grief. Victor suffers a breakdown, is imprisoned for madness, and, upon release, becomes consumed by the singular desire for revenge on the Creature.
In more detail...
Victor and Elizabeth arrive at an inn on the night of their wedding. Victor is anxious, sensing imminent danger, and walks the corridors with a pistol, expecting a confrontation with the Creature. When Elizabeth retires to her room, Victor hears her scream and rushes in to find her murdered by the Creature. Overcome with grief and horror, Victor loses consciousness. The village and authorities respond, but the Creature escapes. Victor returns home, fearing for what remains of his family. His father, devastated by Elizabeth's murder, soon dies in Victor's arms. Victor, broken and overwhelmed by tragedy, is imprisoned due to his madness and later released. Now motivated solely by revenge, Victor petitions the magistrate for aid against the Creature, but finds only skepticism and the realization that he may have to pursue vengeance alone.
Characters
- Victor Frankenstein
- About - Haunted by dread, Victor is on edge throughout his wedding night. He is unable to prevent the murder of Elizabeth by the Creature, is then plunged into extreme grief and despair, returns to Geneva to find his father dying of shock, and is eventually consumed by a desire for vengeance.
- Personality Traits - Obsessive, guilt-ridden, despairing, vengeful, collapse under trauma, eventually single-minded in pursuit of revenge.
- Physical Characteristics - No new details; described as physically and mentally deteriorating, feverish, and exhausted.
- Character Connections
- Elizabeth Lavenza - Wife and beloved; her murder is the final devastating loss for Victor.
- The Creature - Victor's adversary and creation; their relationship shifts further into hunter and hunted.
- Alphonse Frankenstein (Victor's Father) - His father's loss compounds Victor's misery.
- Ernest Frankenstein - Victor's living brother, left behind after tragedy.
- Elizabeth Lavenza
- About - Victor's new bride, innocent and hopeful; she becomes the Creature's latest victim, murdered on her wedding night.
- Personality Traits - Loving, gentle, perceptive (notices Victor's agitation), tragically trusting.
- Physical Characteristics - Described in death: lifeless, pale, features distorted, bloodless arms.
- Character Connections
- Victor Frankenstein - Husband; her death marks the shattering of his last hope.
- Alphonse Frankenstein - Niece and cherished family member.
- The Creature
- About - Victor's creation; he murders Elizabeth in revenge, is seen at the window in a moment of gloating triumph, then escapes into the night.
- Personality Traits - Vengeful, cunning, remorseless in pursuing Victor's suffering.
- Physical Characteristics - Hideous, abhorred, with a fiendish grin. Moves with superhuman agility.
- Character Connections
- Victor Frankenstein - His creator and enemy; their conflict escalates in this chapter.
- Elizabeth Lavenza - Victim; murdered as part of the Creature's plot for revenge.
- Alphonse Frankenstein
- About - Victor's father; overwhelmed by grief at the loss of Elizabeth, he suffers an apoplectic fit and dies in Victor's arms.
- Personality Traits - Kind, loving, emotionally dependent on family, unable to withstand more loss.
- Physical Characteristics - Elderly, frail, devastated by family tragedy.
- Character Connections
- Victor Frankenstein - Son; dies in his arms.
- Elizabeth Lavenza - Niece and beloved family member; her death precipitates his decline.
- The Magistrate
- About - Genevan official to whom Victor reports the Creature; listens with courtesy but is ultimately incredulous and unhelpful.
- Personality Traits - Polite, skeptical, rational, more concerned with the practicalities of justice.
- Physical Characteristics - Not described in physical detail.
- Character Connections
- Victor Frankenstein - Listener to Victor's plea for help; representative of societal authority and skepticism.