Justice and Justine

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the family seeks justice following the murder of William. I think that it is no coincidence between the word Justice and Justine. Justine is wanted to be seen as the innocent one by the family. The family does not want Justine to be seen as a murder or to end up being the murderer of William. Elizabeth especially does not want Justine to end up being the murderer of William. In fact, Elizabeth hopes that nothing ever happens to the murderer of William. In the novel, Elizabeth talks about how often times getting justice just makes the situation worse for all people. The novel talks about how Elizabeth's life was impacted by the murder of William. "Elizabeth was sad and desponding; she no longer took delight in her ordinary occupations; all pleasure seemed toward the dead" (Shelley 63). Elizabeth began to believe that if justice came about at a later time that it would just reopen the wounds of William's murder. There is no coincidence in the novel between Justice and Justine, the person no one wants to be guilty.