Chapter 23

Victor and Elizabeth arrive at an inn, where Victor's growing agitation leads him to send her away.

After hearing a scream, Victor discovers Elizabeth's lifeless body and collapses in horror.

Victor awakens to find Elizabeth's body, then sees the monster jeering at him from the open window.

After a failed search for the monster, Victor collapses from exhaustion and fever, overwhelmed by his losses.

Victor travels back to Geneva by boat, tormented by memories and the overwhelming misery of his loss.

Victor's father dies from grief, and Victor himself descends into madness and is confined to a dungeon.

Released from his cell, Victor is consumed by a desire for revenge and appeals to a magistrate for help.

The magistrate, though horrified, expresses disbelief and doubts his ability to apprehend such a powerful creature.

Enraged by the magistrate's doubt, Victor vows to dedicate his life to the monster's destruction and storms out.