Robert Walton
the captain of a voyage to the North Pole
Margaret Saville
Walton’s sister and confidante to whom he writes his letters
Victor Frankenstein
a student of Ingolstadt who becomes obsessed with his studies and creates the “monster”
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor’s father who dies of despair
Caroline (Beaufort) Frankenstein
Victor’s kind-hearted mother who dies of scarlet fever when Victor is seventeen
Ernest Frankenstein
Victor’s brother
William Frankenstein
Victor’s youngest brother who is strangled to death by the “monster”
Justine Moritz
A close friend of the Frankensteins who is accused and executed for the murder of William Frankenstein
Henry Clerval
Victor’s closest friend and traveling companion who is strangled by the “monster”
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor’s adopted sister who marries Victor and is killed by the “monster” on their wedding night
M. Krempe
Victor’s natural philosophy professor at the University of Ingolstadt
M. Waldman
A professor at the University of Ingolstadt whose chemistry lecture inspires Victor to begin his creation
M. Kirwin
An old Irish magistrate who takes care of Victor while he is in prison
The Frankenstein Monster
Victor’s creation who is deserted by Victor and rejected by society
M. DeLacey
a blind exile from France who plays the guitar
Felix DeLacey
M. DeLacey’s hard-working son
Agatha DeLacey
M. DeLacey’s loving daughter
Safie
Felix’s Arabian fiancee who leaves Turkey and joins Felix
Robert Walton and his crew are on an expedition to the North Pole when they come across Victor Frankenstein near death. Walton restores Victor back to health and Victor explains the circumstances which have brought him into the artic regions in this condition. When Victor was a college student at The University of Ingolstadt, he became obsessed with the natural sciences and vowed to be thefirst to create life. Victor collected bod…