so miserable a wretch
This speech is closely linked in tone and diction with the point in
Victor's narration when, awaiting his trial in Ireland, he resolved on the
destruction of his Creature as the sole purpose of his future existence
(3.4.9). Once again, we discern
language (e.g. "miserable," "wretch"), which was originally applied to the
Creature (1.4.1, 1.4.2), then thrown back upon Victor by the
Creature's taunts (3.7.2), operating
as a standard diction for his own self-reference.
