Frankenstein’s Saddest Death Was Even Worse in the Book

Elizabeth has long been a central, innocent figure in the story of Frankenstein, often tragically caught between Victor and his monster. While her fate is traditionally predetermined, Guillermo del Toro reimagines her role and death, fundamentally shifting the story’s emotional impact. By combining elements of the original novel with a compassionate and heartbreaking new perspective, del Toro makes Elizabeth’s death the most powerful illustration of the damaging connection between Victor and the Creature. It shows not only who they’ve become, but what was inevitably lost from the start.








