When the creature has the audience of Victor in chapters 11-14, he attempts to justify his actions and explain life from his point of view. He was born benevolent--he smiled at his "father" as Victor slept. He was gentle and seeking love as a toddler would. He was in need of acceptance, guidance, love, and a proper parent. What he received was a irresponsible creator who abandoned him at the first moment Victor was able.
The creature left the apartment and sought to survive. He attempted to assimilate himself into society which spurned him. He was beaten, cursed, and chased out of communities. He was forced to live in isolation, coming out only at night and living on berries and bark. He learned to read in the hovel of the De Lacey family, and at that point discovered from the manuscript and journals of Victor how he came to be made and abandoned.
After the De Laceys also run from him, the creature desires revenge on Victor. So, as the quote states, "I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend."
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