| “ | If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear! | „ |
| ~ The Monster.
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Frankenstein's Monster, also called The Creature, is the main antagonist of the late Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein. He is a monster who was created by Victor Frankenstein in an attempt to gain power over life and death. However, because of his hideous appearance, he was rejected by his creator and by humanity as a whole. This caused him to grow bitter and dedicate himself to destroying Frankenstein as vengeance for bringing him into a world that would never accept him.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Heinous?[]
- He burned down a house inhabited by three people, rendering them homeless.
- Upon reading the notes of Victor Frankenstein, he swears revenge on his creator and travels to Geneva, where he lives.
- He planned to kidnap a child and raise them to not be horrified by him.
- He strangled William Frankenstein, his creator's younger brother, in an attempt to silence him before he could call Victor for help.
- He then framed the innocent Justine, the Frankenstein's household maid for William's murder, and she was executed by hanging.
- He tried to force Frankenstein to make him a mate, threatening to destroy his life by killing his friends and family.
- After Frankenstein spent years on the project but opted out at the last moment, the Creature promised to fulfill his threat.
- He murdered Frankenstein's best friend Henry Clerval to get vengeance on Frankenstein.
- He murdered Frankenstein's new bride Elizabeth Lavenza on their wedding night.
- This caused Frankenstein's creator to die of sadness.
- Over the course of the novel, he drives Victor Frankenstein to insanity by psychologically abusing him and taking everything he cares about.
- Despite Frankenstein believing that the Creature is made purely of evil, this is proven wrong several times by the end of the book, with the Creature having the same morality as a human, and consciously choosing to commit all of his murders.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He is way too tragic to be NPE for several reasons:
- He was rejected by his creator, who abandoned him when he came to life.
- While trying to survive he approaches humans several times, but they always run from him or attack him.
- He secretly watched a family for several weeks and grew to love them, anonymously bringing them food. However, when he introduced himself to them, they attacked him without giving him a chance to explain himself.
- At one point, he saves a young girl who is drowning. However, her father sees him and shoots him.
- All in all, he is constantly rejected by humanity, and is forced to resign himself to a lonely existence.
- Ultimately, all he really wants is to feel to have loved ones and be accepted. He has sympathetic insecurities about being a monster, and even reveals at the end of the book that, despite destroying his life, he truly did wanted to see Victor Frankenstein as a father figure despite what his creator feels towards his existence.
- At the end of the book, he feels immense remorse for all of his murders and for destroying Frankenstein and plans to kill himself for what he did.
Trivia[]
- Frankenstein's Monster is the fourth oldest Inconsistently Heinous, the first being Demeter, the second place being the Devil, the third place shared by the Bogeyman and the Grim Reaper and the fifth being Heathcliff. He is also the oldest Book Inconsistently Heinous.
- He's also one of the two only Inconsistently Heinous from the 19th century (alongside Heathcliff).
- He's so far the only Mary Shelley's Inconsistently Heinous, making him the only Inconsistently Heinous in Frankenstein.
External Links[]
- Frankenstein's Monster on the Villains Wiki
- Frankenstein's Monster on the Heroes Wiki