First with William Frankenstein and subsequently Justine Moritz, then with Henry Clerval, and finally with Elizabeth and indirectly Victor and his father, the Creature essentially dominates the majority of the novel with his constant destructiveness. The only shift of power back to Victor that the reader observes (since the Monster’s creation and prompt abandonment) comes when the Monster pleads with Victor to create him a female companion. The idea of a second atrocity walking the Earth terrifies Victor, and after a great amount of thought and procrastination on the project he decides to go against his promise and stop his work entirely. By doing so, Victor sends the Creature into a fit of rage which results in the strangling of Henry Clerval the vow of his presence with Victor on the night of his wedding with the quote, “It is well. I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night." Only later does Victor fully understand the Creature’s intentions, after he hears the terrible screams of Elizabeth on the evening following their
First with William Frankenstein and subsequently Justine Moritz, then with Henry Clerval, and finally with Elizabeth and indirectly Victor and his father, the Creature essentially dominates the majority of the novel with his constant destructiveness. The only shift of power back to Victor that the reader observes (since the Monster’s creation and prompt abandonment) comes when the Monster pleads with Victor to create him a female companion. The idea of a second atrocity walking the Earth terrifies Victor, and after a great amount of thought and procrastination on the project he decides to go against his promise and stop his work entirely. By doing so, Victor sends the Creature into a fit of rage which results in the strangling of Henry Clerval the vow of his presence with Victor on the night of his wedding with the quote, “It is well. I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night." Only later does Victor fully understand the Creature’s intentions, after he hears the terrible screams of Elizabeth on the evening following their