The Creature

Elizabeth Lavenza

Elizabeth is horrified by the Creature and becomes a target of his revenge against Victor.

Henry Clerval

Henry is a close friend of Victor and is murdered by the Creature as part of his revenge.

Victor Frankenstein

The Creature is both a victim of Victor's abandonment and his obsessive tormentor, bound by mutual hatred and guilt.

M. Waldman

M. Waldman is a professor who inspires Victor's scientific pursuits, but has no direct interaction with the Creature.

Felix De Lacey

Felix is a member of the De Lacey family whom the Creature observes and later attacks after being rejected.

Margaret Saville

Margaret is Robert Walton's sister and the recipient of his letters, with no direct contact with the Creature.

Justine Moritz

Justine is framed by the Creature for William's murder and executed, making her an innocent victim of his malice.

William Frankenstein

The Creature murders young William in a fit of rage after being rejected by the boy.

Ernest Frankenstein

Ernest is Victor's younger brother who survives the Creature's attacks but is deeply affected by the tragedy.

M. Krempe

M. Krempe is a dismissive professor of natural philosophy who has no direct interaction with the Creature.

Safie

Safie is Felix's beloved who the Creature observes from afar, but she never directly encounters him.

Agatha De Lacey

Agatha is the kind daughter of the blind De Lacey who unknowingly interacts with the Creature, but later flees in terror.

Epigraph

Implied speaker of the epigraph, questioning his creator.

Chapter V

The Creature is brought to life by Victor; described as hideous with yellow skin, watery eyes, and black lips; it approaches Victor's bed and makes inarticulate sounds.

Chapter IX

Though not physically present, the Creature dominates Victor's thoughts as the source of his fear and desire for revenge.

Chapter X

The Creature confronts Victor on the glacier, pleading for compassion and a hearing; he argues that misery made him a fiend and demands Victor fulfill his obligations.

Chapter XI

Narrates his first experiences of life, including sensory confusion, learning about fire, and observing the De Lacey family.

Chapter XII

Observes the De Lacey family, learns language, helps them secretly, and becomes aware of his own monstrous appearance.

Chapter XIII

Narrates his emotional turmoil and intellectual awakening as he learns about human society and his own alienation.

Chapter XIV

Narrates the history of the De Lacey family after learning it through observation and letters.

Chapter XV

Narrates his intellectual and emotional development through reading, his rejection by the De Laceys, and his anguish upon learning his origin from Victor's journal.

Chapter XVI

Narrates his descent into rage and revenge after rejection, commits murder, and demands a female companion.

Chapter XVII

The Creature argues his case with eloquence and emotion, swearing to live peacefully if granted a companion, but also threatening revenge if denied.

Chapter XVIII

Referenced as the 'fiend' whose vengeance Victor fears and whose demand for a female companion drives the plot.

Chapter XIX

The Creature is absent but his threat looms over Victor, who fears his vengeance if the promise is delayed.

Chapter XX

The Creature observes Victor's work, confronts him after the destruction, threatens revenge, and vows to be with Victor on his wedding night.

Chapter XXI

The monster is recalled in Victor's nightmares and thoughts as the cause of his suffering and the target of his vengeance.

Chapter XXII

The Creature is not physically present but looms over the chapter through Victor's memory of his threat to be with him on his wedding night.

Chapter XXIII

Murders Elizabeth on her wedding night and is seen jeering at the window; Victor vows to destroy him.

Chapter XXIV

The Creature appears over Victor's coffin, expresses remorse and despair, then leaps onto an ice-raft and disappears into the Arctic.

Walton, in Continuation

The Creature appears over Victor's body, expresses remorse and self-loathing, and vows to end his own life in the Arctic.