The wretch insists that if Victor Frankenstein make him a female reanimated companion he will live with her in the wilderness away from man. Victor reluctantly agrees to make the female. He goes takes a trip to Scotland with the understanding that he will marry Elizabeth when he returns. Henry, his close makes plans to accompany him. The beast it is assumed also follows him from the shadows. Victors works on the project in Scotland until he is jailed for the murder of Henry, who actually had been murdered by the Wretch. Upon seeing Henry’s body, Victor becomes violently ill for several months. He awakens in a jail cell and learns that his father is there. He leaves Scotland with his father and returns to Geneva to marry Elizabeth, his adopted. During their honeymoon the wretch kills Elizabeth. Enraged Victor chases his creation all over Europe and is forced to end his pursuit at the North Pole. There he becomes sick and is found by a ship on an expedition to explore the North Pole. It is on that ship that Victor dies due to over exertion.
April 18, 2007 at 6:39 pm
I very much appreciate the depth and detail you’re going to in summarizing the plot of the novel, and that’s why I’m curious what you found most interesting about Shelley’s book. In other words, how do you interpret it?