Examples Of Role Reversal In Macbeth
As the texts proceed, we can see that the main protagonists undergo role reversal. It appears as if Macbeth is becoming very much like Lady Macbeth at the start of the play. He is no longer frightened to kill, the use of dramatic irony in Act 3 Scene 2, “Let your remembrance apply to Banquo. Present him eminence, both with eye and tongue”. The reader knows what Macbeth has just done, however, this suggests that Lady Macbeth does not know that he has planned to kill Banquo. This insinuates that Macbeth is no longer treating his wife as his equal, consequently crippling their relationship. On the other hand, Victor becomes like his creature, obsessed with the ideas of revenge and vengeance. In a way, Victor has become stronger as he refuses to
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The church teaches that there are seven deadly sins and pride is one of them. By going against the church and nature these characters had sealed their coffins. Both of these men were swallowed by their own pride and were too egotistic to admit it. Till his death, Victor did not regret trying to kill his creature, however, the creature had remorse for killing Victor’s family and ruining his life. Macbeth, cared only for himself, even when his wife died he was angry as to why she had to die at such an inconvenient time for him, “she should have died hereafter”. His obsession with power led him to get involved with witches, which ultimately secured his death. Since Shakespeare was writing this play for James I, the witches and the evil undertones throughout the play seemed fit, as this fascinated James. Shelley, on the other hand, was brought up knowing that how you treat a person can influence how that person treats you and society. This demonstrates how even though the creature was tormented and rejected from society, he still had the decency for apologizing to Victor, even though Victor had no remorse for him. It shows how ambition has made Victor into something inhuman, a monster even. Shelley discusses how we must be wary of science and the arrogance associated with knowledge. Victor Frankenstein illustrates exactly what happens when man tries to play God. Just because we have the
The church teaches that there are seven deadly sins and pride is one of them. By going against the church and nature these characters had sealed their coffins. Both of these men were swallowed by their own pride and were too egotistic to admit it. Till his death, Victor did not regret trying to kill his creature, however, the creature had remorse for killing Victor’s family and ruining his life. Macbeth, cared only for himself, even when his wife died he was angry as to why she had to die at such an inconvenient time for him, “she should have died hereafter”. His obsession with power led him to get involved with witches, which ultimately secured his death. Since Shakespeare was writing this play for James I, the witches and the evil undertones throughout the play seemed fit, as this fascinated James. Shelley, on the other hand, was brought up knowing that how you treat a person can influence how that person treats you and society. This demonstrates how even though the creature was tormented and rejected from society, he still had the decency for apologizing to Victor, even though Victor had no remorse for him. It shows how ambition has made Victor into something inhuman, a monster even. Shelley discusses how we must be wary of science and the arrogance associated with knowledge. Victor Frankenstein illustrates exactly what happens when man tries to play God. Just because we have the