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what do we learn about Frankestein in chapter 5?

Chapter 5, in which Victor brings the Monster to life, demonstrates Victor's fickleness and unwillingness to accept responsibility for his actions.  He spends months creating the creature only to despise it when it comes to life--because of his appearance!  When he realizes what he has done, he faints and then flees from his creation, setting in motion all the horrific events to follow.

I would say this this is the critical moment in the work when we begin to see  Victor's lack of responsibility come to light.  The common question that arises from the book is which character bears more responsibility for what happens: Victor or the monster.  I have always felt that Victor has to retain more of the guilt because of his role of creation and his abandonment in the face of the "hideous progeny."  Chapter 5 would go far in proving such an idea.  I think that being able to gain insight into the parent who abandons child is probably one of the most relevant points of the chapter.