| abstract | - When Dr. Frankenstein ordered him to steal a brain from the Goldstadt Medical School for use in the Monster, Fritz was startled by a noise and dropped the normal brain he was supposed to steal, and picked up a criminal's brain which was on the same table (this may have been due to illiteracy.). This blunder is possible cause the homicidal acts the Monster would later commit. After the Monster's creation, Fritz developed an unexplained hatred towards him, possibly out of anger and frustration toward the world that mistreated the hunchback, although that is only a theory. He is often shown tormenting the Monster, including beating him with a whip and waving a lit torch in his face. This torture undermined Frankenstein's tries to train the Monster and make him more human. The Monster finally had more than he could stand and killed Fritz, hanging him from the ceiling in the dungeon where the Monster was being kept.
- Fritz is a fictional character who appears in the 1931 Universal film version of Mary Shelley' novel, Frankenstein. He was played by Dwight Frye. Frye played a similar character in the sequel, Bride of Frankenstein, but that character was named Karl. Variations of his character, usually named "Igor", have appeared in subsequent adaptations of Shelley's novel (despite the fact no such character appears in the book). In fact, the character of Fritz first appeared in an 1823 stage adaptation, Presumption: or the Fate of Frankenstein by Richard Brinsley Peake, being played by Richard Keeley. Other Fritz-like characters have appeared in pop culture where nary a mad scientist goes without his own crazy assistant. Fritz, a hunchback, is hired by Henry Frankenstein to assist in his experiments to give life to a corpse. Fritz's primary purpose is to acquire body parts for Dr. Frankenstein, assisting him in digging up graves. Following the creation of Frankenstein's monster, Fritz takes great delight in tormenting the creature with a whip and torch, despite Henry's repeated warnings. Ultimately, this proves to be Fritz's undoing; after being pushed too far, the Monster lashes out and kills him.
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