Chapter 5

On a dreary November night, Victor Frankenstein brings his creation to life, only to be horrified by its monstrous appearance.

Overcome with disgust, Frankenstein flees his creation, endures a horrifying nightmare, and escapes into the night when the monster finds him.

Frankenstein spends a miserable night in the courtyard, tormented by his creation's hideousness and his own bitter disappointment.

While wandering the streets in a state of fear, Frankenstein is surprised by the sudden and welcome arrival of his friend, Henry Clerval.

Frankenstein's joy at seeing Clerval is tempered by his friend's worried observations about his pale and sickly appearance.

After finding his apartment empty of the monster, Frankenstein is overcome with such manic relief that his wild laughter alarms Clerval.

Frankenstein collapses into a fit, beginning a months-long nervous fever during which Henry Clerval nurses him through his delirious ravings.

As Frankenstein recovers in the spring, a conversation with Clerval causes a moment of panic before he is relieved to receive a letter.