Victor's marriage

Frankenstein by Marry Shelley

During the last couple pages containing Elizabeth, one can truly see what an anchor she is to poor, wretched Victor. She loves him so much that she endeavors through his unexplained pain with him and sympathizes for him. However, the true sadness comes from the great despair and darkness that envelopes Victor in times when he should seem happy. With knowledge of the vengeful wretch waiting to tear the world around him, Victor looks with sadness upon the love of his family, knowing that it all may be taken away. In one instance, after reading of Elizabeth's pronouncement of love for him and hope for their union in a letter, instead of feeling great love and happy eagerness to return home, he immediately thinks of the monster's threat, "I will be with you on your wedding-night". This remark Victor woefully mis-interperets and it brings up one of the greatest ironies of the book. Although many would right away assume that this threat reference's the death of Victor's soon to be bride, Victor admits that something blinded him from that truth, for he believed that it was intended for his death. On that night after the wedding as Victor and Elizabeth stayed in the inn, Victor foolishly left his wife alone, in order to save her from witnessing his battle with the creature. Ironically, he does not save her from anything as she ends up being the next victim of the fiend.