If you were Dr. Frankenstein would you have created a female companion for his monster?

In Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic work Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus, first published in 1818, the main character Dr. Frankenstein creates life from dead body parts. He builds his monster taller and stronger than any man. When the monster comes to life, Frankenstein is horrified by the disgusting grotesqueness of the beast and runs from it. This monster in turn leaves alone, constantly running from human contact. As the monster begins to learn and think he returns to Dr. Frankenstein and kills those around him. He asks that Dr. Frankenstein create a second monster, a female companion for himself, so that he doesn’t have to be alone. He promises that if this second beast is created, they will leave human civilizations for good and live atop a mountain where no man can sustain life. However, if he should refuse this one request of a companion then the monster vows to continue to kill everyone around Dr. Frankenstein.

Dr. Frankenstein is torn. He doesn’t what to see anyone else hurt by his creation, but having two creatures may result in more murder. Since he refuses the monster’s request to create this female companion, the monster kills Dr. Frankenstein’s new bride on their wedding day. With this constant fear for the lives of those around you, could you make the same decision as Dr. Frankenstein? Or would you create the second monster and hope he keeps his word to avoid all human contact?