Character List for Frankenstein

Robert Walton Wanted to find a path from the Arctic Circle to the Western Hemishpere Wrote letters to his sister Margaret to keep her informed of his progress Sea Captain who finds Victor floating on a sheet of ice in the Arctic

Alphonse Frankenstein Victor’s Father Very sympathetic Older when he married Victor’s mother

Beaufort Alphonses’s friend who dies in ruin Father of Caroline

Caroline Beaufort Victor’s Mother Alphonse’s best friend’s daughter who he fell in love with after his friend died She is considered an angel figure in the book

Victor Frankenstein Main Character Fascinated with Science Goes to Ingolstadt Switzerland for school Creates a creature Major ‘God’ like obsessions

The Monster Eight Foot Tall Creation of Victor Grotesque Intelligent Misunderstood

Elizabeth Lavenza Victor’s adopted sister (at age of 4 or 5) Very passive, waiting for Victor to come home Loves him and is promised to be his wife

Henry Clerval Victor’s Best friend since childhood Not allowed to go to university Saves Victor from his own destruction Meets a violent end

William Frankenstein Victor’s Youngest brother His eventual death leads to one of Victor’s main burdens

Justine Moritz Young girl ‘adopted’ by the Frankenstein family when her mother doesn’t want her Becomes Elizabeth’s best friend Is unknowingly used as a pawn in Victor’s world