"That is also my victim!" he exclaimed; "in his murder my crimes are consummated; the miserable series of my being wound to its close!" (163)
From the moment the creature was created, Victor could not handle the guilt that it caused with in him. This is the primary reason that he became mentally unstable and could not function. A the story progresses, his guilt grows. He seems to be recovering when he returns to Geneva, only to find out that he was the cause of his brothers death. Added to that Justine's life framed for what his creation had done. In this case he had to watch her die slowly. He knew that she was not going to be exonerated, and he let her die anyway. This is when he retreats to the mountain in solitude thinking over all of the hanious crimes that he is responsible for. This might be why he agrees to the creature request, to set it right and protect the lives of his potential victims. Only when he starts to feel guilty for all the things that she could do does he abandon the project. And after the creature kills two more of his relatives, he can't take it any more. He mental illness is to much. Huilt is the reason for his suicide.
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