"I cannot describe to you the agony that these reflections inflicted upon me; I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge. Ohm, that I had forever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst and heat." -pg. 85
Creature only has unfortunately two options- to gain knowledge in hopes of communicating with humans without promise that they will accept him, or to remain blissfully ignorant of the vices of mankind and be a being of complete solitude. His acquirement of knowledge and subsequent loss of the pleasure of innocence parallels the maturing of an infant. With each bit of knowledge, it becomes harder to find happiness in the simple things like the moon or the warmth of the fire. Creature now knows that not all men are like Agatha, Felix, and the rest of the cottagers. He has been exposed to jealousy, war, and many other vices of men. I believe that this will cause him to do an evil act himself. He may look nothing like a human, but in his learning of human emotions and actions, he will be able to imitate them in every way, including evil. I do not believe he murdered William, but the sorrowful and regretful tone he uses in recounting his story to Victor leads me to believe that he has committed a very human, very grave act.
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