Frankenstein: Victor Frankenstein

"He is generally melancholy and despairing." Page 10

       Victor Frankenstein is the farthest thing from mad scientist one could get. In fact, as the audience we are shown about his childhood. His Gothic and macabre obsession with the undead actually stems from his deep fascination with the beauty of nature and wonder of how the natural world functions. His character is complex to say the least, however. His fascination turns into an unhealthy obsession that consumes his entire life. How ironic it is that his greatest success was also his greatest downfall. We see his mental and emotional ups and downs throughout the story, and watch his physical health deteriorate and then build itself back up again. The genius within this man leads to an animalistic, instinctual hunting of the creature.