Justine confesses to the murder of William so that she could be forgiven, by God, for all of the sins she had committed in her life. Justine carries herself calmly at the trial, answering the charges and getting a sterling defence from Elizabeth. Although Justine proclaims her innocence, she is convicted of the crime. Her sentence is to die by hanging the following day. Justine lives with the Frankenstein family as a servant after her mother dies.
When William is murdered, the monster puts a photograph that William was carrying in her pocket, and she is accused of murder. She confesses falsely to the crime out of fear of going to Hell. She is executed.
Elizabeth feels that she knows Justine as well as she knows herself, and she is certain that Justine is innocent of this terrible crime. She also had no alibi to corroborate her whereabouts on the day and at the time of the murder. Victor knew she was innocent, but he was afraid of telling the truth because it involved exposing the monster that he created. The Creature is ostracized by society, but Justine is loved by the Frankenstein family.
The unloved Creature becomes a monster. They remain convinced of her innocence, but Justine is soon executed.
Victor becomes consumed with guilt, knowing that the monster he created and the cloak of secrecy within which the creation took place have now caused the deaths of two members of his family. It is unlikely that Frankenstein would remember the letters word-for-word and even more unlikely that Walton would record them as such in his own letters to his sister. Furthermore, there is the question of filtering: the recollections of either Victor or Walton, or both, could be biased, either subconsciously or consciously.
The presence of these letters foregrounds the issue of whether or not the narrator is reliable. Women continue to play a mostly passive role in the narrative. Only Victor has the power to do so, as he is in possession of crucial knowledge that could identify the real killer. It is clear where the power lies in the relationship between Victor and Elizabeth: he makes the decisions; she pleads with him to make the right ones.
Appearing in Ingolstadt at just the right moment to nurse Victor back to health, Henry serves as the line of communication between Victor and his family, presenting him with an avenue back to the warmth of society. In asking Victor to introduce him to the professors at the university, however, Henry drags him back into the realm of chemistry, science, and dangerous knowledge that he has just escaped. By accompanying Victor on his walking tour, Henry reawakens in him a sense of health, openness, and friendly society that he had lost during his months of work creating the monster.
Ace your assignments with our guide to Frankenstein! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. It can be assumed, then, that Ernest becomes the last surviving member of the Frankenstein family. Because of this, in addition to being the sole survivor, Ernest arguably serves as a redeeming character for the doomed Frankenstein family. The grisly murder of the young William Frankenstein is a turning point in the creature's unfortunate existence. William becomes his first intentional victim towards his mission of revenge against the clueless Victor.
William is killed by the creature when he reveals his true identity. Let me go; My papa is a Syndic- he is M. Frankenstein- he would punish you. You belong then to my enemy- to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim. The murder of young William also shows Victor's increasing culpability in the deaths of those around him.
Justine is accused of the murder due to the evidence that was found in her possession. However, upon hearing the tragic news of his youngest brother's death, Victor knows immediately who is truly responsible for the horrendous crime. Justine, poor, good Justine, is innocent. By creating the monster, Victor is indirectly responsible for William's death.
By not coming forward with the truth about William's murder, he is likewise indirectly responsible for Justine's death. When relating his personal experience to Victor in the second volume of the novel, the creature reveals that he initially approached William because he believed that, due to William's young age and perceived innocence, he would be accepted by him. William experiences the same feelings of rejection and disgust when confronted by the creature as everyone had before him.
This suggests that prejudice is something that humans are either born with, or taught at a startlingly young age. Readers do not know how the creature would have interacted with the young boy if William's reaction had been one of acceptance, as the creature had hoped and expected. Yet, it is evident that William Frankenstein's abhorrence, the virulent rejection by an innocent child, is the final straw in the creature's struggle with humanity.
Justine Moritz, Ernest Frankenstein, and William Frankenstein may not play major roles in Mary Shelley's novel, but they are significant for the themes that they represent.
Through the inclusion of Justine, Shelley highlights class differences that were extremely relevant to the period. It is partly due to this class difference that Justine is found guilty of William's murder. As demonstrated by the murder of William, the danger of prejudice is another issue central to Frankenstein.
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