Frankenstein-Health

"For this I had deprived myself of rest and health" (pg 35). One of the themes in Frankenstein is health, or lack of it. Frankenstein works hard day and night to give life to his creation. His health declines and when Creature comes to life, he flees from it in realization of its horror and disgust. He health fails him even more and he is confined to his bed. He receives a letter from his father and finds that William had been killed. Justine is charged for the murder and is killed although she was innocent. Elizabeth succumbs to grief as does Victor, but for different reasons. His health further declines because of his agonizing guilt for creating the creature who murdered his little brother. Had he of been in the right mind and perfect health when he hatched the plan to bring life to the creature, he might have thought twice about his plan.