JUSTINE MORITZ
Real Name: Justine Moritz
Identity/Class: Human;
citizen of Switzerland;
18th century and possibly early 19th century A.D.
Occupation: Nanny
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Caroline Frankenstein, William Frankenstein;
formerly Alphonse Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth Lavenza
Enemies: Frankenstein's monster;
she was framed for the murder of William, and
Alphonse apparently came to believe this; Elizabeth didn't seem to
believe it;
Victor knew she was innocent, but he let her die to escape condemnation himself
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
she died in Geneva, Switzerland and may have been born there as well
First Appearance: Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818);
(Marvel) (The Monster of) Frankenstein#1 (January, 1973)
Powers/Abilities: Justine had no superhuman powers or special abilities.
She was experienced as a nanny and described as a "girl of merit."
Height: Unrevealed (she was not noted to be exceptionally short nor tall, so likely 5'2" to 5'6")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 115 to 130 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (apparently dark
Hair: Brown
History:
((The Monster of) Frankenstein#1
(fb) - BTS) - Alphonse Frankenstein took Justine Moritz as a ward, and she served as young William's nanny.
((The Monster of) Frankenstein#1
(fb) - BTS) <Approximately 3 years and 6 months after Victor started
college> - Victor created the creature that would become known as
the Frankenstein monster, but he viewed its appearance and behavior as
monstrous. Victor concluded that the creature must be destroyed, and he
rejected
it before fleeing into the rainy night and collapsing from exhaustion.
Victor was eventually found by his father's friend Henry Clerval, who
brought the delirious Victor to his hotel room; hovering on the brink
of death for many weeks, Victor was cared for by Clerval until
eventually reviving.
(Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus) – The monster traveled to the village
of the Frankenstein’s home using details from a combination of Victor's journal
and geography lessons gleaned from books he had used to learn to read. There,
the monster chanced upon William, who was at first frightened, and the monster
held William’s wrist to calm him. When the boy screamed his full name and that
he had powerful parents, this sparked the monster into...
(Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus / (The Monster of) Frankenstein#1
(fb) - BTS / (The Monster of) Frankenstein#2
(fb) - BTS) - ...killing William to spite
Victor. The monster then took William's locket/pendant and placed it into the dress of
the sleeping Justine, incriminating her as the murderer.
((The Monster of) Frankenstein#1
(fb) - BTS) - Elizabeth sent Henry Clerval a letter, informing him of
William having been murdered and Justine having been charged with the
murder.
((The Monster of) Frankenstein#1
(fb) - BTS) - "Many weeks" later, Victor revived. Clerval informed Victor about the information in Elizabeth's letter.
((The Monster of) Frankenstein#1
(fb) - BTS) - Victor accompanied Clerval back to the Frankenstein
family home, although all along he wondered about the monster,
correctly suspecting that it had murdered William and framed Justine.
Both Elizabeth and Alphonse could not have believed Justine to be
guilty, but Alphonse noted how Justine had been found clutching
William's pendant, a few feet from where William had been murdered.
Victor argued that perhaps the killer had placed the pendant in
Justine's grasp, and as Alphonse replied that the courts had dismissed
the possibility, Victor apparently observed the monster's face just
outside of his window. Victor rushed out but found the monster missing
and considered that the tracks indicated that he had gotten away.
Learning that Justine was to be hanged the next day, Victor traveled to the
prison in hopes of freeing her. However, upon seeing her having
accepted her fate and realizing that tell his story would condemn
himself as some kind of lunatic, he left her to her fate.
The next
day, Justine was hanged. Witnessing this, Victor wondered whether he
himself was actually to blame for the deaths of Justine and William.
Comments: Created by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
adapted by Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog.
According to the Mary Shelly Wiki:
Justine
Moritz became a servant for the Frankenstein family at a young age, and
became quite close to the family, particularly Elizabeth. Justine,
described as a “girl of merit” (Shelley, 57), embodies goodness of
character and serves as a companion for Elizabeth despite their class
differences.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Justine Moritz should be distinguished from:
- other "Justine" or "Moritz" characters, groups, items, events, races or places...
images: (without ads)
(The Monster of) Frankenstein#1, pg. 15, panel 2 (Justine in prison cell);
panel 3 (shadowing of Justine hanging cast over Victor)
Appearances:
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus (1818) - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (writer)
(The Monster of) Frankenstein#1 (January, 1973) - Gary Friedrich (writer), Mike Ploog (artist), Roy Thomas (editor)
First posted: 11/10/2024
Last updated: 11/10/2024
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