"when suddenly I heard a shrill and dreadful scream" pg 144
Woops. Guess Victor didn't think that one through.There does always seem to be two people at a wedding night, but hey it's a reasonable mistake I suppose. It's really hard to take this scene seriously when the outcome is painstakingly obvious to the reader. Again, I question Victor's genius. Maybe Mary Shelley was trying to poke fun at the incompetence of man. I mean, it's your wedding night. Why would any man be more concerned with pacing through the house than say, i don't know, his new wife?! Also, this scene points to Victor's great love.... for himself. He doesn't even think about Elizabeth's well-being. He's so preoccupied with himself he leaves her vulnerably open to die. Actually, this happens for all the murderers. For loving all of these people, Victor never seems to be around.
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