Theme Of Guilt In Frankenstein

For Victor, being in society surrounded by innocent bystanders, he cannot tolerate it. His guilt is immense. If the people knew his true crimes, they would chase him out of the town, just as they did to the monster. He wants to tell his father but decides not to. There has been too much misery for the poor man. It would break his father’s heart. Victor does not blame the creature for the deaths of William, Justine, and Henry. In his mind, he was responsible for their deaths. When Elizabeth writes a letter to Victor she tells him that she loves him but is willing to let him go if he loves another. This being far from the truth Victor longs to be with her. To him, she is the only escape from his terrible past, but something troubles him. The monster says that he will be their on their wedding night.
Both Elizabeth and Victor have changed in a negative way. She is more careworn and Victor is still weak from his bouts of illness. When it is decided that the ceremony will be in ten days, the lovers rejoice but as the day draws closer Elizabeth dreads the thought that her love will share with her his most terrible secret. Victor does his best to hide his fear of the monster coming. The father believes him while Elizabeth can easily see through the charade. The boat ride after the ceremony was the last moment of happiness for them. It was melancholy but there was still a sense of security when they were on the water. As they reached the shore, Victor could feel his time drawing