Frankenstein plot recap, spoiler-light
In the film Frankenstein, brilliant but arrogant surgeon Victor becomes obsessed with conquering death after his mother dies giving birth to his younger brother William. Funded by a dying arms merchant named Henrich Harlander, Victor successfully reanimates a patchwork body made from deceased soldiers and criminals using a lightning strike. However, Victor soon grows fearful of the Creature's immense physical strength and begins subjecting him to cruel discipline.
After falsely blaming the Creature for Harlander's accidental death, a remorseful yet terrified Victor sets his laboratory ablaze. The Creature survives the inferno, while Victor loses his leg in the explosion. Over the following year, the Creature secretly aids a family, learns to read from a blind patriarch, and eventually discovers the truth about his origins. When the family mistakenly shoots the Creature after he fights off wolves and comforts the dying blind man, the Creature realizes his immortal nature and tracks Victor down to demand a companion, setting the stage for a tragic confrontation during a family wedding.
What happens at the end of Frankenstein?
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