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Who did the creature kill in Frankenstein?

Who did the creature kill in Frankenstein?

Henry Clerval
The Monster, who has followed Victor, is enraged and in revenge kills Victor’s best friend, Henry Clerval. Victor and Elizabeth marry, but Victor finds his new wife dead at the hands of the Monster. He vows to hunt the creature down.

How does Victor lose the Monster when he’s so close?

The monster steals a dog sled team and is seen by local villagers to be armed and dangerous. Victor closes to within one mile of the monster when the ice on which both travel begins to crack and separate the two from each other.

What happens to the Monster at the end of Frankenstein?

At the end of Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein dies wishing that he could destroy the Monster he created. The Monster visits Frankenstein’s body. While Frankenstein dies feeling disturbed that the Monster is still alive, the Monster is reconciled to death: so much so that he intends to commit suicide.

Why does the creature kill William and frame Justine?

The creature kills William and Justine to get revenge against Victor for creating him and then wholly rejecting him. He has been hurt by lack of love and acceptance, and he wants to strike back in return, out of his pain and anguish. His murder of William is directly in retaliation for Victor’s hatred of him.

Did Frankenstein kill the little girl?

Frankenstein contains many iconic scenes, the most famous being the monster’s awakening, followed by Colin Clive’s immortal shouts of “It’s alive!” Frankenstein’s most disturbing scene though sees the monster accidentally kill a little girl due to not understanding why what he was about to do would result in her death.

What name does the creature take?

The monster has no name in the novel. It has been said that this omission is a reflection of Victor Frankenstein’s complete rejection of his creation. The monster calls himself “the Adam of your labors”, and is referred to as “the creature”, “the fiend”, “the daemon”, and “the wretch” at different points in the book.

What is Frankenstein’s bride’s name?

Elizabeth
Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive). Initially refusing to help, Frankenstein relents after Pretorius has the monster kidnap Frankenstein’s wife, Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson).

Who is accused of killing Henry?

Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is accused of murdering Henry Clerval in the novel Frankenstein. Victor and Henry had been traveling together in Europe.

Does Frankenstein’s monster have a name?

Mary Shelley’s original novel never gives the monster a name, although when speaking to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, the monster does say “I ought to be thy Adam” (in reference to the first man created in the Bible).