"But as if possessed of magic powers, the monster had blinded me of his real intentions; and when I thought that I had prepared only my own death, I hastened that of a far dearer victim." (144)
When the monster informs Frankenstein that he will be with him during his wedding night, Frankenstein thinks that he will be killed and Elizabeth will be spared. When he tells Robert Walton this part of the story he reveals that Elizabeth will be the victim. Mary Shelley foreshadows this event so blatantly to create irony. There is a lot of foreshadowing that creates the reader to feel dread for the character while the character is oblivious. This emphasises the dreary tone of the Gothic novel.
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