Elizabeth

Frankenstein
Mary Shelley

Throughout the novel, Victor Frankenstein held Elizabeth in high esteem. Perhaps more than anyone else, Victor loved Elizabeth. Although the creature caused the death of many of Victor's loved ones, Elizabeth's murder may have been more important than the other murders. Her murder could also be considered the climax  of the story. Prior to this event, the line "I will be with you on your wedding night" created suspense through its repetition prior to Elizabeth's murder. This suspense made her murder different from the other murders, which seemed to happen out of nowhere. In addition, her murder caused Victor to lose all ability to live a social life. "A fiend had snatched from me every hope of future happiness..." (Shelley, 146). Her murder fulfilled the creature's plan to isolate Victor from the world. Elizabeth had been the one to bring Victor out of his crazed fits. She also was the only one able to provide Victor with happiness after Henry Clerval's death. Without Elizabeth, Victor was mentally alone in the world, and because he pursued the monster, Victor became physically isolated as well. Victor died far from normal civilization because he pursued the creature in order to avenge the deaths of Elizabeth and his other family members. The creature fulfilled his threat to isolate Victor just by killing Elizabeth.