Frankenstein - Chapter 3
As we venture into Chapter Three, we find Victor Frankenstein standing at the threshold of adulthood, poised to immerse in the intellectual cauldron of Ingolstadt University. But just on the eve of his academic voyage, the cloak of innocence is ripped apart as the spectral hand of death renders its dreadful caress, first onto Elizabeth and then, his beloved mother. The pall of melancholy pervades Victor's departure to Ingolstadt even as Elizabeth, true to her resolute spirit, remains a comfo...