Frankenstein & The Rime of the Ancient Mariner characters

Appears from the start

An Arctic expedition leader who brings Victor Frankenstein aboard his icebound ship and preserves the stranger's account in letters to his sister.

Appears from the start

A Genevan scientist found close to death in the Arctic. His youthful resolve to create life led to an achievement he immediately rejected and a long struggle with the being he made.

Appears from the start

Victor's adopted cousin and intended wife, brought up as part of the Frankenstein family. She remains a source of affection and stability while Victor conceals his consuming fears.

Appears from the start

The loving father of Victor and his brothers. He encourages Victor to value family obligations and ordinary happiness.

First appears in chapter 2

Victor's loyal childhood companion, a student of languages and culture who cares for Victor when the secret experiment ruins his health.

Also known as The Creature, The Monster

First appears in chapter 5

The powerful humanlike being Victor constructs and animates. His maker is horrified by him at the moment of success and leaves him to survive without a name, family, or guidance.

First appears in chapter 7

Victor's youngest brother, a child in the family home at Geneva whose murder begins a new phase of Victor's guilt and fear.

First appears in chapter 7

A young woman close to the Frankenstein family. She faces trial for William's murder after the child's missing miniature is discovered on her.

First appears in chapter 12

An elderly blind exile living in a cottage with his children. The creation chooses him as the first person to whom he can explain his loneliness without his appearance deciding the encounter.

First appears in chapter 12

De Lacey's son and a member of the family the creation secretly watches. Felix's teaching and daily conduct help the hidden observer acquire language and knowledge of society.

First appears in chapter 25

An old sailor who stops a man on his way into a wedding celebration and compels him to hear the story of a disastrous voyage and its lasting punishment.

First appears in chapter 25

One of three men approaching a wedding feast. The Mariner detains him at the door, and he becomes the unwilling but increasingly absorbed audience for the sailor's confession.

First appears in chapter 27

A supernatural woman aboard a spectral vessel. She and Death cast lots for the ship's people, and she takes possession of the Mariner while the rest of the crew falls to Death.

First appears in chapter 31

A devout man living near the Mariner's home harbor. He comes out in the pilot's boat toward the returning ship, and the Mariner urgently seeks spiritual release from him.