Victor's Wedding Night: A Dark Secret Revealed

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor's wedding night is the most important part of the novel. After refusing to create a mate for the monster, Victor is haunted by the memory of the creature's threat to visit him on his wedding night to Elizabeth. After a long day of travel, Victor and Elizabeth arrive at their new home, where they retire for the evening. Victor hears a scream from Elizabeth's room and finds her lifeless body. The creature has robbed him of the best hope, and the purest creature of earth. Consumed with grief, Victor resolves to devote the rest of his life to finding and destroying the monster.

Victor and Elizabeth arrive at their new home

After a long day of travel, Victor and Elizabeth arrive at their new home. They are both exhausted from the journey, but also anxious about the night ahead. Victor knows of the monster's threat to be with him on his wedding night, and he is certain that the creature will appear as promised. He is determined to protect Elizabeth from any harm.

As they step inside, the weight of their impending confrontation with the monster hangs heavy in the air. Victor can think of nothing else. He worries that Elizabeth might be upset by the monster's appearance and the ensuing battle. He suggests that she rests while he searches the house for any sign of the monster.

Elizabeth, sensing Victor's unease, agrees to retire to her room. She tries to hide her own fears, knowing that Victor has a terrible secret that he intends to reveal after their wedding. As she prepares for bed, she wonders if Victor is truly in love with her or if his heart belongs to another.

Victor, meanwhile, begins his search for the monster. He checks every corner of the house, his anxiety growing with each passing moment. He knows that the monster is capable of unspeakable atrocities, and he fears for Elizabeth's safety. He hears a noise outside and moves towards the window, his pistol drawn.

Suddenly, a blood-curdling scream pierces the silence. It comes from Elizabeth's room. Without hesitation, Victor rushes to her side, his heart pounding with dread. When he enters the room, he finds Elizabeth's lifeless body. The monster has taken her from him forever.

Victor worries about the monster's arrival

As the wedding day approaches, Victor becomes increasingly anxious, unable to enjoy the evening with Elizabeth as he can think of nothing but the monster's imminent arrival. He worries about Elizabeth's reaction to the monster's appearance and the ensuing battle, so he tells her to retire for the night while he searches for the monster in the house. However, his worst fears are realised when he hears Elizabeth scream, understanding that it was never his death that the monster intended.

Victor's worries about the monster's arrival on his wedding night are justified, as the monster kills Elizabeth, devastating Victor and causing him to devote the rest of his life to finding and destroying the monster.

Victor hears Elizabeth scream

Victor Frankenstein, armed with a pistol, is terrified that the monster will attack at any moment. He sends Elizabeth to bed for her safety. As he searches the house, he hears a scream. It is Elizabeth, who has been murdered. Victor finds her lifeless body thrown across the bed. He faints from the shock. When he wakes, Elizabeth has been moved into a sleeping position, but there is a mark on her neck, indicating the grasp of the monster.

Victor sees the creature grinning at him through the window. He fires his pistol at the monster but misses. Victor had assumed the monster would attack him, not realising that the monster wanted revenge by subjecting him to the same horror that he had endured—isolation. This misunderstanding results in Elizabeth's death.

Victor rushes back to Geneva to tell his father, Alphonse, the tragic news. Alphonse, overwhelmed by the news, dies a few days later. The monster's revenge is now complete: Victor is alone.

Victor finds Elizabeth's lifeless body

Victor Frankenstein, consumed by the thought of the monster's imminent arrival, tells Elizabeth to retire for the night. He begins to search for the monster in the house, when suddenly he hears Elizabeth scream.

Upon entering the bedroom, he finds Elizabeth lying strangled upon the bed, her clothes and hair in disarray; the print of the monster's fingers are still fresh upon her neck. Unable to tolerate the shock, he collapses. When he revives, he finds himself surrounded by the people of the inn and escapes to the room where Elizabeth's corpse is lying. He falls upon her body and takes her in his arms, racked by indescribable grief. He looks up to see the monster grinning at him through the windowpane. Victor fires his pistol, but the creature eludes him.

Frankenstein alerts the other guests of the murderer's presence, and they try in vain to apprehend him. Though he longs to aid them in their search, he is feeble from shock and misery; he is carried, barely conscious, to his bed.

The monster appears and points at Elizabeth's corpse

The monster had vowed to be with Victor on his wedding night. Victor believed that the monster intended to attack him and resolved to fight back. However, Victor's fears were not for himself but for his new bride, Elizabeth.

Victor and Elizabeth had spent their wedding night at a family cottage. Throughout the evening, Victor could think of nothing but the monster's imminent arrival. He worried that Elizabeth might be upset by the monster's appearance and the ensuing battle. He suggested that she retire for the night while he searched the house for the monster.

Suddenly, Victor heard Elizabeth scream. He rushed to her aid, but it was too late. The monster had broken into the bridal suite and strangled Elizabeth. Her lifeless body lay on the bed, pointing an accusing finger at the horror of her death.

Victor was consumed with grief and guilt over Elizabeth's death. He returned home and shared the tragic news with his father, who was shocked by the cruel twist of fate. Victor's father died a few days later, unable to bear the pain of losing his daughter-in-law so soon after what should have been a joyous occasion.

Elizabeth's death marked a turning point in Victor's life. He finally revealed his secret to the authorities, telling them about the monster's existence and its role in Elizabeth's death. However, the magistrate did not believe him, and Victor was left alone with his grief and desire for revenge. He devoted the rest of his life to finding and destroying the monster that had taken everything from him.

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