Frankenstein

I can't help but feel sorry for the creature. The fact that I have also seen the Mary Shelley film adaptation of Frankenstein may have had an influence on it. Robert DeNiro played a frightening yet pathetic creature in the movie, and I think that had an influence on how I read the book the second time.
The vow of revenge that the monster took on Victor was a bit uncalled for. But on the other hand, he was brought into the world as an experiment and Victor could have thought twice before playing God. Of course WIlliam and the others don't deserve to be murdered, yet the monster didn't deserve the abandonment he got. I don't feel like the creature has gained a whole lot of intellect since that usually involves a sense of logic. And if he was acting logically he would not have started a murdering rampage. I remember later on in the book the creature learns to read. This shows that he has the capacity to learn and yet he is still bitter and violent. I suppose that is a different kind of learning. He also has the ability to love someone and that may be one of his driving factors in his rage against Victor.
It's not obvious to me if the creature framed Justine in the murder of William. It doesn't make any sense that he would have done such a thing since he wants to prove a point to his creator. When Victor starts contemplating suicide you can tell that he has a weak will and this might mean defeat for him. The monster talking to Victor in the cave is an obvious sign that the monster only wants to be understood and that part made me almost want to forgive him.
Dr Frankenstein responded the way I think most people would respond-fight or flight. He chose flight-fighting with an abnormally strong creature who doesn't probably have the capacity to talk is not something I would do. However, none of those terrible things would have happened to him or his family had he only stayed with his creation. He was definitely responsible for raising and taking care of it as if it were his own child.