Both characters can be faulted for different things. The Wretch is responsible for killing multiple people, but Victor is the person ultimately responsible for the Wretch. With this being said I sympathetically support the Wretch and blame Victor for the murders.
The typical argument is that Victor is responsible because he should have cared for the Wretch as a child and then the Wretch would be loving and not capable of murder. I completely agree with argument and I also think that if Victor would’ve never created the Wretch in the first place, than this would’ve all been entirely avoided.
The Wretch explains to Victor that he does feel guilty and somewhat responsible by saying: “I had begun life with benevolent intentions… Now all was blasted: …I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt, which hurried me away to a hell of intense tortures.” This shows that the Wretch actually has a conscience and isn’t such a terrible creature. This is one of the many things that separate him from his creator, Victor is selfish and it takes a lot for Victor to finally feel guilt or take any sort of responsibility. These murders are all Victors fault, which the Wretch tells Victor when arguing. He explains that he most likely wouldn’t have committed these crimes, if only he was loved and cared for by his creator or at least had some feeling of companionship with him.
Lastly, the Wretch only killed these people in order to take revenge on Victor. If Victor wouldn’t have abandoned him, there would be no reason for any revenge. Victor is clearly responsible for all the deaths of his loved ones, including Justine’s death by default.
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