# Old De Lacey — Frankenstein character guide

> Old De Lacey in Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** De Lacey, the old De Lacey

**First appearance:** 0021-chapter-xiii

## Who they are

A blind old man who briefly befriends the creature.

## In the story

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

Observed by the Creature as a silver-haired, benevolent old man who plays mournful music and shows affection to his daughter.

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

The blind father, kind and encouraging, who talks cheerfully to his children.

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

Enjoys Safie's music and engages in conversation with Felix about her.

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

Father of Felix and Agatha; a once-affluent Frenchman now living in exile in a German cottage.

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

Begins to speak with the Creature in kindness, but the conversation is interrupted by the return of the younger cottagers.

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

The blind father whom the Creature attempted to befriend.

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