The creature encounters young William Frankenstein, a five year-old little boy, “grasp[s] his throat to silence him”, and after the boy is dead the creature’s “heart swell[s] with excitement” (Shelley 139).

The creature is clearly a diabolical villain because he kills several innocent people throughout the novel.Example/Quote #1: The creature encounters young William Frankenstein, a five year-old little boy, “grasp[s] his throat to silence him”, and after the boy is dead the creature’s “heart swell[s] with excitement” (Shelley 139).Example/Quote #2: When Victor arrives in Ireland, the creature makes good on his promise to kill all of Victor’s friends and family when Victor is brought into the police station and shown “the lifeless form of Henry Clerval” (Shelley 173).