"...I passed an hour in this state of mind, when suddenly I reflected how fearful the combat which I momentarily expected would be to my wife, and I earnestly intreated her to retire, resolving not to join her until I had obtained some knowledge as to the situation of my enemy" (page 144).
When I first read this, I could not understand how the thought did not even cross Victor Frankenstein's mind that the monster might go after Elizabeth. As soon as the monster originally said "I will be with you on your wedding night," I immediately assumed and feared he was going to kill Elizabeth after their wedding. He was going to take the love of Frankenstein's life away from him just like Frankenstein refused to create a mate for the monster. The scene seemed obvious in my mind; however, Frankenstein assumed he would come after himself. Clearly the reader had information Frankenstein did not, or else the reader was just more capable of piecing together the clues. It seemed to occur like the typical dramatic situation: the creature waits upstairs in the dark room, the monster is always in the basement, the character is never really alone when they think they are, if they feel like they are being watched then they really are it is not just a feeling, the shadow in the distance or the corner is indeed after you, if the creature has red eyes it is evil just trust me...etc. It was one of those scenes where the reader only wishes they could tip the character about what is really waiting upstairs. Unfortunately, it was too late by the time this dramatic situation unfolded and the monster successfully murdered Elizabeth. ='(
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