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''This article is about one of the characters in Frankenstein Justine Moritz. In this article, there will also be background information about the author and Frankenstein.''

Justine Moritz
Justine Moritz is one of the characters in Mary Shelley famous novel, Frankenstein. Justine is the housekeeper of the Frankenstein family. We don’t know that much information about her character except that she was treated unjustly and her death was seen as martyrdom. She was a servant from a young age and were very close with the Frankenstein family, especially Elizabeth. She portrays goodness of character and a good companion for Elizabeth despite their class differences. Justine friendship with Elizabeth plays an essential role in this novel as it is a direct example of female friendship in a heavily male-dominated novel. When Justine was accused of murdering young William Frankenstein, Elizabeth believed in Justine’s innocence which shows that their bond was solid. Although Justine Moritz does not have a significant role in the novel, her character is crucial for the novel's themes.

Background information of Mary Shelley


Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is an English romantic novelist, and she was well known for her novel Frankenstein. She was born on 30th August 1797 in Somers Town, London, England. She was the daughter of William Godwin (1756-1836), an author and a political philosopher, and the second daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), who passed away eleven days after Mary Godwin was born. After her mother's death, her father took the responsibility to raise Mary Godwin and Fanny Godwin (1794-1816); she was Mary Wollstonecraft's illegitimate daughter with Gilbert Imlay (1754-1828). . In 1816, they both got married after the suicide of his first wife. Together they both had several children, but only one survived.

Frankenstein
Frankenstein, a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley, was published in 1818. This novel's inspiration was when she was staying at Lake Geneva with Lord Bryon, John Polidori, Claire Clairmont, and Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816. .Frankenstein revolves around a scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates his creation and succeeds. However, his invention did not come out the way he wanted but turned out to be monstrous and disgusting who is immediately rejected by Victor and humanity; because of this, the creature seeks revenge through murder and terror.