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Victor receives a letter from his father
The father of Victor sends him a letter in search to fix a date for him to return from his trip. He expresses they miss him and that they hope he comes back. He also tells him he has bad news for him. -
Bad news from Victor's father
In the letter Victor receives from his father, his father tells him his little brother, William, had died, "William is dead!—that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was so gentle, yet so gay! Victor, he is murdered! I will not attempt to console you; but will simply relate the circumstances of the transaction" (Shelley, 2004, p. 75). -
Victor's unexpected encounter
As he finds out his brother William had been killed, he flies to his home city, Geneva, where he arrives too late to enter. He walks through the woods and spots the place where his brother was killed, "About five in the morning I discovered my lovely boy, whom the night before I had seen blooming and active in health, stretched on the grass livid and motionless; the print of the murderer’s finger was on his neck" (Shelley, 2004, p. 76). -
Victor's suspicions
In the woods, Victor sees the creature and believes he is the one responsible for his brother's death is the creature he created, " A flash of lightning illuminated the object, and discovered its shape
plainly to me; its gigantic stature, and the deformity of its
aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly
informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy daemon, to
whom I had given life... Could he be... the murderer of my brother? " (Shelley, 2004, p. 80). -
Accusation of William's death
Justine Mortiz, a girl who had been a beloved servant of the Frankenstein family, is accused of William's murder because she had a picture of Caroline her pocket, the same picture William had with him before he died, "During this interval, one of the servants, happening to examine the apparel she had worn on the night of the murder, had discovered in her pocket the picture of my mother, which had been judged to be the temptation of the murderer." (Shelley, 2004, p. 84). -
Guiltless Justine
Victor and Elizabeth talk about William's death. Both strongly believe that Justine is innocent and that she could not be capable of committing such crime. Victor is afraid of expressing his thoughts of who he believes is responsible for the murder. He tries to calm Elizabeth down, "She is innocent, my Elizabeth,’ said I, ‘and that shall be proved; fear nothing, but let your spirits be cheered by the assurance of her acquittal" (Shelley, 2004, p. 86).