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Born in Italy, Elizabeth Lavenza was adopted by Victor's family.In the first edition (1818), she is the daughter of Victor's aunt and her Italian husband. After her mother's death, Elizabeth's father—intending to remarry—writes to Victor's father and asks if he and his wife would like to adopt the child and spare her being raised by a stepmother (as Mary Shelley had unhappily been).
While Victor searches the house and grounds, the Creature strangles a screaming Elizabeth to death. From the window, Victor sees the Creature, who tauntingly points at Elizabeth's corpse; Victor tries to shoot him, but the Creature escapes. Victor's father Alphonse, weakened by age and by the death of Elizabeth, dies a few days later. Seeking ...
Centuries after Victor Frankenstein brought his creature to life in the pages of Mary Shelley’s original novel, the character of Frankenstein's creation came alive in a whole new way for David ...
Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character who first appeared as the titular main protagonist of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.He is a Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy) who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living things, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as ...
Polidori appears as one of several minor characters killed off by Frankenstein's creature in Peter Ackroyd's novel The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein. [13] Polidori is a central character in Federico Andahazi's novel The Merciful Women (Las Piadosas in the original Argentine edition).
The film Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed has Victor Frankenstein making a monster out of the remains of the asylum's administrator Professor Richter (portrayed by Freddie Jones) that involves placing the brain of Victor's former assistant Dr. Frederick Brant (portrayed by George Pravda) into Professor Richter's body. The Monster later drags ...
The Creature drives the ship to the North Pole. In Victor's cabin, Elizabeth confronts the Creature, who strangles her. When Victor awakens, he finds Elizabeth's body on deck and the ship locked in ice. He follows the Creature to a cave. As Victor begs the Creature's forgiveness, the sound of his shouts sets off an avalanche.
Suffering a nervous breakdown, Henry was taken home by Elizabeth, Victor, and his father, Baron Frankenstein. Waldman remained at the laboratory for the purposes of destroying the Monster by dissection. The Monster awoke before Waldman could begin, however, and, seizing Waldman by the throat, he proceeded to strangle the old man to death.