Main Characters Victor Frankenstein- Victor would be considered the protagonist of the story, and he is shown as this brilliant man who just decided to play God and it did not work out. Victor, while studying in Ingolstadt, has discovered the secrets to creating life and decided to create it himself. This however backfires and he creates a monster for which destroys his life after Victor shows no care for the being. Once the monster has killed all of Victors family, his only life goal is to get revenge upon the fiend, but he dies before this is possible. Victor begins as this confident young man who is going to live a happy life with his beautiful Elizabeth. With the creation of the monster, he begins to lose his mind, he is constantly on edge fearing that the monster may be around ready to end the life of his family.
The Monster- The monster was made by Victor, and began as a being who was gentle and only wanted to be loved by another. As he remains among people, he begins to realize the hate mankind has towards him due to his hideous appearance. The monster still tries to be kind to mankind, he wants to be good, but in the end, mankind could never allow such a hideous being to live among them, thus the creature is driven to revenge when he has no other purpose left. He ends up living a sad life as he kills the rest of Victor's loved ones, and once Victor has died, he has nothing left.
Supporting Characters Elizabeth- Basically a very kind girl whom Victor is meant to marry, she was taken up by Victor's parents after her father died. She never marries Victor though, the monster kills her before they can.
Robert Walton- He is on this great voyage, he comes across Victor and he tells Walton his entire story. He tries to return Victor to his former health but Victor still dies in the end
Alphonso Frankenstein (AKA Dad)- This is just Victor's kind and caring father who always got his back, and is always there to remind him the importance of family. He died of sickness though.
Henry Clerval- Victor's bestfriend since his childhood. Henry always has Victor's back, he aids in nursing Victor back to health and wants to follow in his footsteps and become a scientist. Though he is sadly murdered by the monster.