It is soon after this that Henry's body is discovered and Victor is accused of his murder. Frankenstein Characterisation Henry Clerval. Resources and further reading Booklist Website resources Frankenstein on film Worksheet downloads.
As the wedding day approaches, Victor grows more and more nervous about his impending confrontation with the monster. Finally, the wedding takes place, and Victor and Elizabeth depart for a family cottage to spend the night. He tells her to retire for the night. He begins to search for the monster in the house, when suddenly he hears Elizabeth scream and realizes that it was never his death that the monster had been intending this night. Shocked by the tragic end of what should have been a joyous day, his father dies a few days later.
Victor finally breaks his secrecy and tries to convince a magistrate in Geneva that an unnatural monster is responsible for the death of Elizabeth, but the magistrate does not believe him. Victor resolves to devote the rest of his life to finding and destroying the monster. That Victor also falls ill soon after creating the monster and experiences a decline in health after the deaths of William and Justine points toward guilt as the trigger for this psychological mechanism.
Henry again serves as a link between Victor and society, as his death brings Alphonse to visit his son. Having failed to inspire love in Victor, the monster seeks to establish a relationship with his creator that would force his creator to feel his pain. By destroying those people dear to Victor, the monster, acutely aware of the meaningfulness of social interaction, brings Victor closer and closer to the state of solitude that he himself has experienced since being created.
However, his intelligence is combined with a deeply compassionate nature that sets him apart from his more egoistic friend. Angelina Groisberg Explainer. How old is Elizabeth in Frankenstein? Elizabeth is characterized as an angelic, beautiful woman from a young age. On her death bed, Caroline tells the girl, " Elizabeth , my love, you must supply my place to your younger cousins" Shelley, 26 , immediately putting pressure on Elizabeth to fill this role at a young age of around Aiping Celarain Pundit.
What does Henry clerval look like? Victor's childhood friend Henry is just the pinnacle of awesomeness. Victor describes him as having a "noble spirit," of being "perfectly humane, so thoughtful in his generosity, so full of kindness and tenderness amidst his passion" 2.
Ashlea Lobaco Pundit. How did the creature kill clerval? After Victor runs from the creature when the creature comes to life, Clerval nurses Victor back to health, playing the role of protector and comforter—a role Victor fails to assume for his own "child," the creature. The creature eventually strangles and kills Clerval because Victor destroys his halfcreated mate.
Yunhua Brim Pundit. Why is Henry clerval important? Henry is Victor's best friend who looks after him when he is ill and accompanies him to England. Henry's purpose in the novel is to show what Victor could have been had he not been influenced by ambition and the desire for discovery - in that sense he is Victor's opposite. Itxiar Quellec Pundit. The "shadow of a human being," Victor is not himself because a "fever night and day" threatens his "wasted frame.
The ironic twist to the tour that Victor and Henry started is that they both wanted an adventure for pleasure and relaxation, but it has turned to tragedy for both, "You travelled to seek happiness, but a fatality seems to pursue you. And poor Clerval —.
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