# The Creature — Frankenstein character guide > The Creature in Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Unknown, Wretch, Devil, my guest, the stranger, Adam, Satan **First appearance:** 0018-chapter-x ## Snapshot A new being of enormous strength and startling eloquence, born into a world that recoils from his face before he has done anything at all. ## Who they are Made from dead matter and abandoned the moment he opens his eyes, he must teach himself language, fire, and moral feeling by watching a family he dare not approach. His tale, told with the simplest truth and a voice that can move listeners to tears, pleads for the sympathy his appearance forbids. He is the novel's mirror: every act of rejection he suffers asks whether his violence is born or made. ## Relationships ### [Elizabeth Lavenza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/elizabeth_lavenza) _rivalry_ Elizabeth is horrified by the Creature and becomes a target of his revenge against Victor. ### [Henry Clerval](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/henry_clerval) _rivalry_ Henry is a close friend of Victor and is murdered by the Creature as part of his revenge. ### [Victor Frankenstein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/victor_frankenstein) _psychological_ The Creature is both a victim of Victor's abandonment and his obsessive tormentor, bound by mutual hatred and guilt. ### [M. Waldman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/m_waldman) _professional_ M. Waldman is a professor who inspires Victor's scientific pursuits, but has no direct interaction with the Creature. ### [Felix De Lacey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/felix_de_lacey) _social_ Felix is a member of the De Lacey family whom the Creature observes and later attacks after being rejected. ### [Margaret Saville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/margaret_saville) _social_ Margaret is Robert Walton's sister and the recipient of his letters, with no direct contact with the Creature. ### [Justine Moritz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/justine_moritz) _rivalry_ Justine is framed by the Creature for William's murder and executed, making her an innocent victim of his malice. ### [William Frankenstein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/william_frankenstein) _rivalry_ The Creature murders young William in a fit of rage after being rejected by the boy. ### [Ernest Frankenstein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/ernest_frankenstein) _rivalry_ Ernest is Victor's younger brother who survives the Creature's attacks but is deeply affected by the tragedy. ### [M. Krempe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/m_krempe) _professional_ M. Krempe is a dismissive professor of natural philosophy who has no direct interaction with the Creature. ### [Safie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/safie) _social_ Safie is Felix's beloved who the Creature observes from afar, but she never directly encounters him. ### [Agatha De Lacey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/agatha_de_lacey) _social_ Agatha is the kind daughter of the blind De Lacey who unknowingly interacts with the Creature, but later flees in terror. ## In the story ### [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/epigraph) Implied speaker of the epigraph, questioning his creator. ### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-ix) Though not physically present, the Creature dominates Victor's thoughts as the source of his fear and desire for revenge. ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xi) Narrates his first experiences of life, including sensory confusion, learning about fire, and observing the De Lacey family. ### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xii) Observes the De Lacey family, learns language, helps them secretly, and becomes aware of his own monstrous appearance. ### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xiii) Narrates his emotional turmoil and intellectual awakening as he learns about human society and his own alienation. ### [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xiv) Narrates the history of the De Lacey family after learning it through observation and letters. ### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xvi) Narrates his descent into rage and revenge after rejection, commits murder, and demands a female companion. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xviii) Referenced as the 'fiend' whose vengeance Victor fears and whose demand for a female companion drives the plot. ### [Chapter XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xix) The Creature is absent but his threat looms over Victor, who fears his vengeance if the promise is delayed. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xxiii) Murders Elizabeth on her wedding night and is seen jeering at the window; Victor vows to destroy him. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/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. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters/the_creature - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/characters