Frankenstein
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor's foster sister and bride
A gentle orphan raised alongside Victor, who becomes the warmth of the Frankenstein home and the woman he promises to marry.
Elizabeth is brought home by Caroline Frankenstein as a gift for young Victor, a gentle orphan who asks if she may be his friend and sister. She grows up beside Victor and Henry Clerval, finding beauty in poetry while the boys chase adventure and science. She is compassionate, loyal and perceptive.
To the whole household, Elizabeth is a steadying presence. She writes to Victor in Ingolstadt, worries when his letters stop, and tells him that one line in his handwriting would bring them all peace. She believes in people, even when the evidence goes against them, and she says what she believes aloud. Victor promises as a boy to protect and cherish her always, and she is the person who most hopes he will come home to her.
“I am Elizabeth. May I be your friend and sister, Victor?”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Caroline's dying wish is that Victor and Elizabeth will marry. When Justine is accused of murder, Elizabeth takes the stand and pleads for her, calling her a beloved sister. Later she urges Victor to be honest with her if marriage will only bring him sorrow.
Victor agrees to marry her at once, believing the Creature means to kill him on the wedding night. After the ceremony they sail to a lakeside inn at Evian. Victor goes to patrol with a pistol, a scream comes from the bridal chamber, and he finds Elizabeth strangled while the Creature grins at the window.
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