monster
demonic earth single tradition · 1
The monster proposes that Victor Frankenstein create a female creature so that the monster can have a wife. He promises that if Victor grants his request, he and his mate will vanish into the wilderness of South America, never to reappear. The monster witnesses Frankenstein destroying the unfinished bride, fails to get Victor to put it back together, and vows to be with Victor on his upcoming wedding night, murdering Frankenstein's new wife Elizabeth.
When
- First attested
- 1818 CE
- Attested period
- 1818 – 1818
- Historical notes
- First appeared in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- bride
- enemy of
- Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth, Erlang
- created by
- Victor Frankenstein
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus, Victor Frankenstein is tempted by his monster's proposal to create a female creature so that the monster can have a wife: "'Shall each man,' cried he, 'find a wife for his bosom, and each beast have his mate, and I be alone?'"”
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