Frankenstein characters
A talented boy raised in a caring family, Victor enters Ingolstadt University to discover the secrets of human existence and to achieve his aim of glory and recognition. His selfishness and obsession of the alchemist manuscripts lead him to an invention he’s not ready to face. Due to his...
Victor’s fiancé and wife, Elizabeth is an ideal example of a perfect woman of that time. Beautiful, humble, cheerful, and innocent she is the glue that keeps the Frankenstein family together after Caroline passes away from the disease. Carolina adopted this five-year-old girl who...
The youngest son in Victor’s family, William was the favorite child whose tragic death caused everyone a lot of pain. Strangled by the monster in the forest, William became a blunt tool of revenge to his creator who left him alone in a hostile world. This was the first moment when Victor...
A passionate explorer of the Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean, Robert is a captain of a ship sailing from Russia. Ambitious and brave, Robert reminds Victor in his pursuit of his aim. When his ship gets trapped in the ice, Robert finds an exhausted and malnourished Victor for him to live...
Henry Clerval personifies the only support of Dr. Victor from the monster created by him. Their friendship began in childhood and continued into adulthood. He always admired the professor’s genius and inexhaustible imagination, detracting from own talents. His temper is noble, humane and...
A hideous monstrous creature who possess a consciousness and can communicate with the world as a typical human being. He is an intelligent and sensitive creature and tries by means of books to learn more about people, their society, and the world in general. But his attempts to become a part of...
The head of the Frankenstein family, Alphonse is a loving father to Victor and his other children. Victor owes his remarkable genius to his father who has done everything to make his children happy and created all the conditions of his intellectual development. Alphonse also teaches his children...