Frankenstein (Dramatized) characters

Appears from the start

The commander of a ship pressing north through dangerous ice. He records Victor Frankenstein's story after his crew brings the failing traveler aboard.

Appears from the start

A gifted young man from Geneva whose scientific curiosity becomes an obsessive attempt to manufacture life. He tells Walton how that achievement destroyed the ordinary future he once expected.

Appears from the start

Victor's adopted cousin, raised alongside him and expected to become his wife. She remains attached to him even when his secrecy makes his behavior difficult to understand.

Appears from the start

Victor's father and the head of the Frankenstein family, an affectionate man who values duty to loved ones more than solitary ambition.

First appears in chapter 2

Victor's friend since childhood. He is interested in languages and people, and his generous care helps Victor recover after the experiment at Ingolstadt.

Also known as The Creature

First appears in chapter 5

A humanlike being assembled and animated by Victor. Large, strong, and newly conscious, he is left alone when his creator recoils from his appearance and flees.

First appears in chapter 7

A young member of the Frankenstein household who is prosecuted for William's killing when evidence is discovered among her clothes.

First appears in chapter 7

Victor's youngest brother, a child whose death brings Victor back to Geneva and forces him to confront what may have followed him from Ingolstadt.

First appears in chapter 12

The blind father of Felix and Agatha, living with them in exile and poverty. Because he cannot see his visitor, the creation believes he may offer an impartial hearing.

First appears in chapter 12

De Lacey's son, who supports the exiled household. His conversations and lessons allow the hidden creation to learn language and social ideas.

First appears in chapter 13

A young woman who travels to the De Lacey cottage to join Felix. Her lessons become an education for the creation listening from the adjoining shelter.