Chapter 14
The creature learns the tragic history of the De Lacey family and their connections to Safie.
6 argumentative units
- 01The De Lacey family history—former prosperity
The creature learns the De Laceys were once a prosperous and distinguished family in Paris until the Turkish merchant's case brought them to ruin.
- 02The Turkish merchant's trial and Felix's vow
Safie's father, a Turkish merchant, is unjustly condemned to death in Paris; Felix witnesses the trial and vows to free him—then meets Safie and falls in love, which will cost the family everything.
- 03Felix's plot, De Lacey's imprisonment, and the Turk's treachery
Felix engineers the merchant's escape, but the plot is discovered; De Lacey and Agatha are imprisoned for five months before being condemned to exile, while the treacherous Turk flees with Safie, abandoning Felix.
- 04Safie defies her father and sets out for Felix
When her father commands Safie to forget Felix and return to Turkey, she defies him—taking jewels and money, she sets out across Europe to find the De Laceys, guided by the name of their village.
- 05Safie arrives at last to be reunited with Felix
Safie arrives safely near the cottage after her attendant dies; good people see her to De Lacey's door, and at last she is reunited with Felix—completing the story the creature has pieced together.
- 06The De Lacey history moves the creature deeply
The history of the De Laceys impresses the creature profoundly, teaching him to admire virtue and deprecate vice; as yet crime seems a distant evil, and generosity fills him with aspiration.