Frankenstein
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor's father
A dignified Geneva magistrate and loving father who wants his children to be safe, and who hopes Victor will marry Elizabeth.
Alphonse Frankenstein is a respected Genevan, a magistrate and the head of a distinguished family. He tells young Victor that it is their duty to guide his mind with wisdom and virtue. He is dignified, honorable and protective, and he takes in Elizabeth as his foster daughter.
As a father he is practical and warm. He writes to Victor with the news from home, and when William is murdered he sends the letter with a black seal. His great hope is to see his family whole and settled, and that hope rests on the marriage of Victor and Elizabeth.
“Victor, my dear son, your melancholy weighs upon us. Elizabeth loves you; let your union bring peace back to our home.”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
After William's death and Justine's execution, Alphonse notices how weighed down Victor is and urges him to let his marriage bring peace back to their home. He does not know what Victor is hiding.
When Victor is arrested in Ireland, Alphonse travels day and night to reach him, nurses him in prison, and takes him home after he is found innocent. He is with Victor and Elizabeth in Geneva for the wedding. After Elizabeth's murder, Alphonse dies of heartbreak, leaving Ernest his only surviving child.
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