Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character in the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. He creates a monster by putting together dead parts into a body and then bringing the body to life, but is scared by how ugly the monster is and abandons it. The Monster comes back and asks for a wife. Victor creates a female monster but then destroys her instead of bringing her to life. The Monster gets revenge by killing everyone Victor Frankenstein ever cared about. Victor wants revenge on the Monster but dies of pneumonia before he can get it.
| Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus character | |
| Created by | Mary Shelley |
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| Portrayed by | Colin Clive Cedric Hardwicke Peter Cushing Ralph Bates Kenneth Branagh Benedict Cumberbatch Sting Jonny Lee Miller Alec Newman Samuel West Aden Young David Anders Harry Treadaway Helen McCrory Raul Julia James McAvoy Gene Wilder Eugene Lebowitz |
| Nickname(s) | Dr. Frankenstein, Heinrich "Henry" von Frankenstein (1931 film), Mad scientist |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Scientist |
| Family | Parents:
Siblings:
Descendants:
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| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Lavenza (cousin/wife) |
| Religion | Christian (Roman Catholic) |
Victor Frankenstein Media
A portrayal of Frankenstein's Monster, using prosthetic makeup
Ovid's Metamorphoses, English edition of 1567.
Satan expelled from Heaven, by Gustave Doré.
Illustration of Coleridge's poem by Gustave Doré.
Frankenstein manuscript.
Portrait of Luigi Galvani (1737-1798)
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