Victor’s belligerent word choice and agressive tone toward the Creature reveal his true characteristic as an antagonist; as a result, Victor fails to speak to the Creature. For example, when Victor yells, “Abhorred monster! Fiend that thou art! The tortures of hell are too mild a vengeance for thy crimes, Wretched devil!” (Shelley 83), his aggressive tone and use of the phrase “wretched devil” influences the Creature to be more violent. Not only he does abandon his own creation, but he also criticizes the Creature when he has to take the responsibility as a father figure. Since the Creature already sense Victor’s hatred toward him, he tries to convince Victor with logic: “What I ask you is reasonable and moderate” (Shelley 131). He needs a