ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -All praises bestowed on her, I received as made to a possession of my own. Frankenstein explains that he saw Elizabeth as his “possession.” He seems to believe that this demonstrates how much he loved her, but his story suggests that he took her for granted.

Detailed explanation-2: -Frankenstein describes her character at length: She was docile and good tempered, yet gay and playful as a summer insect. Although she was lively and animated, her feelings were strong and deep, and her disposition uncommonly affectionate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, in the revised edition she is unrelated to Victor, who still describes her as “my more than sister.” Victor describes her as his perfect woman: young, beautiful, and completely devoted to him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Victor sees Elizabeth as a “pretty present” from his parents. Victor tells how Elizabeth was so much more than family to him; she was “more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only.” These words have a true, ominous ring to them later in the novel.

Detailed explanation-5: -While Victor is prowling the halls of the inn where the couple was living, the monster makes good on his threat to Victor, enters their bedroom, and strangles Elizabeth.