Hubris (extreme arrogance) is, of course, one of Frankenstein's major themes. If it were not for Victor's tragic flaw of hubris, the book's plot would be completely different, for Victor states that his goal in creating another human is to bring glory to himself. He desperately wants to be recognized for his accomplishment. Likewise, his refusal to admit the truth to others who could actually help him subdue the Monster stems from his belief that he can handle the situation himself and his pride in his reputation with his family and friends.
Walton, the novel's original narrator, is guilty of hubris as well. He travels to the North Pole so that he can bring back to mankind some unknown information such as the cause/source of the earth's magnetism. His sister's uneasiness with his pursuit demonstrates that she recognizes her brother's flaw, as does Victor when he meets Walton and sees in him the same desperation for glory that he himself once possessed.
In answer to the second part of your question, Shelley wrote the novel as a typical Gothic/Romantic work; so the element of fatalism does not play much of a role. It is associated more with the Naturalistic tendencies of later writers. Additionally, throughout much of the novel, Victor and other characters have choices. Each choice could have changed the outcome of many lives; so a well-supported argument that fate drives Frankenstein's characters as it does in a work such as Tess of the D'Urbevilles by Thomas Hardy would be a difficult task.
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