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Brief Summary Of Frankenstein Chapter 5-10

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In Chapters 5-10, Victor Frankenstein has just finished his “creation” and is bringing the monster to life. In the beginning of chapter five he is horrified and disgusted by what he has created that he storms out of the room and collapses in his bed room. He tries for a few moments to sleep and eventually he does, but he has a nightmare where he kisses Elizabeth and when he pulls aways he sees the corpse of his dead mother and the worms inside of her body. “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Chapter 5 page 46). …show more content…

We also learn in chapter six that Elizabeth is worried about Victor’s illness and keeps nagging him about it. In chapter seven Victor gets a letter from his father with some very bad news. It appears somebody has murdered his little brother William. Victor imdeiatly leaves for Geneva but when he arrives the gates are closed, Victor then decides to walk around the woods near the gates when he sees the monster hiding behind a tree and constantly blames the monster for William’s death. When Victor walks into town the next morning he hears that Justine is being accused of murder, but Elizabeth and Victor both know she is innocent. Victor does not want to tell anyone what he thinks because he does not want to seem crazy. In chapter eight Justine confesses to her crime so that she can avoid going to hell and is then executed. In chapters nine and ten Victor is feeling down so he takes a trip to Montanvert, hoping that the view of nature and it’s purity will make him feel

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