[Music] Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist of Frankenstein born into a loving and wealthy Swiss family Victor is highly ambitious and determined to leave his mark on the world in his teens he studied alchemy an outdated pseudoscience captivated by the allure of science he goes to university to study chemistry through his studies and research Victor creates a hideous monster he abandons his creation who in return kills nearly his entire family determined to obtain vengeance Victor chases the monster his relationship with his creation is morally ambiguous with the moral high ground shifting the monster is Victor's hideous
eight-foot-tall creation he's composed of body parts scavenged from graves he has yellow eyes black lips and yellow skin that barely covers the muscles and arteries born innocent he does not understand why Victor rejects him throughout the novel the monster proves to be immensely intelligent and eloquent however he suffers from loneliness rejection and existential pain throughout mentally this leads him to request a mate or companion from Victor when Victor fails to comply the monster continues to kill those closest to his creator at the end of the novel he feels terrible for what he's done and decides
to kill himself Robert Walton is the narrator of the frame story Walton plays an important role in confirming the monsters existence fanatically he is important because of his similarity and ambition to Victor and similarity in yearning for friendship to the monster Henry Clerval is Victor's lifelong best friend he is an easygoing helpful and charming young man Elizabeth lavenza is Victor's cousin adopted sister and wife-to-be she is pure compassionate and innocent to Victor's struggle Alphonse Frankenstein is Victor's father he is compassionate and caring Justine Moritz is a loyal servant and a help to the family who
ends up a casualty to Victor and the monster you
