# Caroline Beaufort — Frankenstein character guide

> Caroline Beaufort in Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Beaufort, Caroline Beaufort, Caroline

**First appearance:** 0009-chapter-i

## Who they are

Victor's mother who dies of scarlet fever before the main events.

## In the story

### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-i)

Victor's mother, who endures hardship after her father's death and is later married to Alphonse.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-iii)

Dies of scarlet fever after nursing Elizabeth; on her deathbed she joins Victor and Elizabeth's hands.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-v)

Appears in Victor's nightmare as a corpse in a shroud, representing Victor's guilt and fear.

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