Frankenstein (chapters 8-12)

Summary
Justine's trial was held. The evidence against her was that she was gone the night of the murder, and was seen in the morning near where the body was found. Also, the valuable picture was found in her pocket. Justine told her side of the story, saying she had stayed with an aunt, then looked for William upon hearing about a lost child. By this time, the city gates were locked.  Elizabeth defended her by saying that she had no motive, as she would have given her the picture if Justine had asked. Justine was condemned, and sentenced to death.
Justine confessed, but Victor thinks the monster committed the murder then set Justine up. Elizabeth and Victor visited Justine, and she admits that she confessed a lie.
The next day, Justine was killed. Now, Frankenstein was responsible for William and Justine's deaths and Elizabeth and his father's sadness. Victor becomes so grieved and guilt - ridden that he falls into a depression and his health declines again. Eventually, his family moves from Geneva to Belrive. Victor felt free, as without the city walls he could go boating at night.
Victor's approach to the problem changes, and he wants to kill the monster as a form of revenge instead of avoid all contact with him. Elizabeth unknowingly encourages him in this aspect by speaking of how the murderer walks free.
Victor feels better while travelling, so he wandered through a valley and mountains on horseback. He arrives at the village of Chamounix. The next day he explored the valley. Surrounded by nature, he is comforted. He eventually decides to scale a glacier. Upon reaching the top, he sees the creature approaching. Victor decides to fight him. The monster says that he is hated by his creator, that Victor shouldn't have played with life, and that Victor must make a deal with him, or he will kill his family and thousands of others. If Frankenstein agrees, the creature will be kind and obey Victor, if Victor will only give him happiness. The monster convinces Victor to sit with him in his hut while he tells Victor his story.
The creature says that after he first came to life, he became aware of his senses, and wandered out into the forest. He couldn't speak properly. By observing a campfire, he realized how to use fire, how to light objects on fire, and how to cook. Due to lack of food, he traveled until he found a shepherd's hut. The elderly shepherd inside ran at sight of him, and the monster then ate his breakfast. The monster next went into a town,  but was stoned, so fled. He found a hovel connected to a cottage in the country. The following day, he prepared the shelter to live in, and stole food from the cottage. He observed a young man and girl working on the farm. Peeking through a crack in the cottage, he was able to see inside. He watched an old man play beautiful music on an instrument. Enthralled, the creature watched the family until they went to sleep.
The monster continued his observations. He realized the old man was blind. The younger family members cried at times, and the monster realized that he was not alone in sadness - yet he could not determine the cause of their tears. Eventually, he realized that the family was impoverished and hungry. As a result, the creature stopped stealing food, chopped firewood, and cleared a paths through the snow.
He observed the personalities of the family members; the old father was encouraging, the boy, Felix, was depressed but very kind and selfless, and the girl, Agatha, was also sad but very sweet and loving. Over a few months, the creature also begins learning a few words, and realizes that writing on paper represents words.  He decides that he will learn the language, then reveal himself to the family. He believes that he will be able to make them love him.
Thoughts
Through the book, I have seen Victor's relationships with both the creature and Elizabeth changing. He used to love and be obsessed with the creature, but once he was alive, Victor was disgusted and fearful if it. Later, he hated the monster and wished to kill it, and then finally felt obligated to make it happy. As for Elizabeth, she used to be Victor's sister and playmate. Victor was her protector. When he went to college and became interested in the creation of life, he became distanced and cold. Finally, after William's death, Elizabeth became an example for Victor to strive for.
Another observation I made is that Victor's mood continues to have a range of extremes. He started off obsessed with the creation of life and in poor health. He was then terrified and traumatized by the monster. After he recovered, he was extremely happy, and after William's death he was grief-stricken, guilty, and depressed. In his wanderings in the wilderness, he swings from content and comforted to extremely melancholy.
Furthermore, the monster must have had some awful experience to turn him from a caring and gentle, if ugly, creature to a suspected murderer. He used to love humans, but at this point he hates them. I wonder what this event is.
The monster has asked happiness from Frankenstein. I wonder if his request will have something to do with having companionship, as he initially longed to be with people.
It seems that several times Frankenstein alludes to more deaths in the future by the monster's doing. This foreshadowing makes me wonder if Elizabeth and Victor's father will be killed, as when Frankenstein was telling his story to Robert Walton, he was alone.