In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein there is only one person who can be held responsible for the
deaths and misfortunes of loved ones, Victor Frankenstein. Unfortunately, Victor's selfishness
and lack of rational thought has ended in death and pain. Consequently, Victor is the only one
who can be held accountable for the deaths of William, Justine, Clerval, and Elizabeth.
Victor does not think of the consequences of his actions in his quest for creating life. In
fact, Victor creates life without any deep thought regarding the consequences of his actions. For
example, Victor says "A new species will bless me as its creator and source of life."(52)
However, instead of blessing victor, the monster believes Victor is responsible for the pain and
suffering the creature itself endures and as such, the monster seeks revenge upon Victor. Also,
Victor destroys the mate which he is promising to create for the monster. Victor did not
consider that the monster may become enraged when he did not keep his promise. As a result,
Victor puts innocent lives in danger. For example "The wretch watches me destroy the creature
whom he depends on for future happiness."(151) The monster also tells Victor if he does not
create a mate for him, he will see Victor on his wedding night. Neverless, Victor destroys the
mate, not thinking the monster will go after Elizabeth. After the destruction of the second
creature, the monster seeks revenge by murdering Elizabeth on Elizabeth and Victor's wedding
night. Another point is that Victor does not think the wretched face of the hideous creature will
repulse and frighten anyone who gazes upon it. Victor himself is "Unable to endure the face of
the being he creates , he rushes out of the room."(58) As a result, when the public sees the
monster they are frightened beyond belief, which in turn makes the monster endure ...