Frankenstein (adaptation) characters

Appears from the start

A ship's captain exploring the Arctic who finds an exhausted stranger alone on the ice and listens to his account.

Appears from the start

A Swiss scientist rescued during Walton's polar voyage. As a young man, his wish to uncover the principle of life leads him into a private experiment whose consequences overtake his family.

First appears in chapter 2

Victor's adopted cousin and closest companion at home. She is kind, loyal, and concerned by his long absences and unexplained distress.

First appears in chapter 2

Victor's devoted childhood friend, whose arrival helps Victor recover after months of secret work and nervous collapse.

Also known as The Monster, The Creature

First appears in chapter 3

The enormous living being made by Victor from dead human material. Victor abandons him immediately after the experiment succeeds, leaving him to encounter the world without care or instruction.

First appears in chapter 4

Victor's young brother, living with the Frankenstein family in Geneva.

First appears in chapter 4

A trusted young woman in the Frankenstein household who is accused of William's murder after incriminating property is found on her.

First appears in chapter 4

An elderly blind man whose impoverished family lives in a woodland cottage. The creature hopes that De Lacey will judge him by his words rather than his appearance.

First appears in chapter 4

De Lacey's son, observed in secret by the creature as he works to support his father and sister.

First appears in chapter 6

Victor's caring father, who tries to bring his son back to family life as successive losses deepen Victor's isolation.