Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?

is's
fianc©e. A sweet and gentle creature, she really couldn't be more different in personality from
the ambitious, driven, and somewhat amoral Victor. Although Victor claims to love Elizabeth and
intends on marrying her, he puts her in harm's way by inadvertently creating . Elizabeth is
supposed to be the perfect woman for Victor, yet he treats her as if she's much less important
to him than the fulfillment of his destiny as a great scientist.

After Victor
finally creates the Monster, it isn't very long before this hideous creature starts making
demands of his creator. Victor had thought that the Monster would worship him as if he were a
god. But in actual fact, he shows no respect for the man whose scientific genius brought him
into the world.

The Monster sees what Victor hasin the shape of his lovely
fianc©e Elizabethand wants the same thing for himself. So he demands that Victor make him a
bride of his own. If he refuses to do this, then the Monster threatens to pay Frankenstein and
his bride a visit on their wedding night.

Unfortunately, Victor doesn't pay
sufficient heed to the Monster's warnings. He creates a bride for the Monster alright but
destroys it soon afterwards in a fit of disgust. The Monster is furious and sets out for
revenge. So the foul creature creeps into Elizabeth's bridal suite on the day of her marriage
and strangles her to death.