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    states that revenge is “to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of‚ especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit.” The novel‚ Frankenstein‚ and the play‚ Hamlet‚ are two works of literature that revolve around the notion of revenge. The main conflicts of the stories are Prince Hamlet attempting to avenge the murder of his father and Frankenstein’s monster hunting down Victor Frankenstein for abandoning him in an empty and lonely existence. The novels use other themes to tie together

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    and Frankenstein deal with the concept of revenge. In a well-organized essay discuss the importance of revenge as a central theme in either Frankenstein OR Hamlet . Avoid mere plot summary. You must provide strong textual references to support your ideas. The revenge theme came in both Frankenstein and Hamlet play. It is the main theme in both plays‚ showing the consequences that it causes to the characters and to the people around them. In Frankenstein there has plenty of revenge in its

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    William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein are both about revenge the enemy‚ while the two novels may seem Hamlet and Victor Frankenstein fight for the people they loved. But important contrast in the attitude of revenge‚ Hamlet is very confuse revenge or not. But Victor never thought not kill the monster. Through its description of the characters‚ Hamlet and Frankenstein‚ who have different attitudes to the fact their loved people have died‚ it is

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    share a common trait‚ and in this case‚ it is considered to be ‘revenge’. Revenge is “the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.” Throughout the course of the novel‚ Shelley showed us that revenge comes from one’s core; it is a trait found mostly within people who have faced some sort of betrayal from a loved one‚ in this case‚ a ‘parent’ or its ‘child’. Both parties‚ Frankenstein and the creature‚ have betrayed one another severely; and both

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    Themes (student descriptions) Nature vs. Science – version 1 In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley one of the most explored themes is the contrast between nature and science. Nature is the world as it primarily exists meanwhile science is the variation and remodeling of nature’s course by mankind’s intervention. Through the portrayal of the two main protagonists Frankenstein and the monster‚ Mary Shelley emphasizes the dominance of nature over science‚ thus reflecting the foundations and ideals

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    for vengeance spurs uncontrollable‚ dangerous emotion that bear equally as dangerous consequences. Following the monster’s creation‚ Victor Frankenstein’s very existence is driven by the desire for revenge‚ distorting his once clear‚ purposeful mindset. Victor’s appetite for revenge is self-destructive‚ he constantly “burn[s] with rage to pursue the murderer of [his] peace” (121). For years and years‚ Victor Frankenstein’s hunger for retribution grows and his feelings of rage‚ loneliness‚ regret‚

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    Themes of Frankenstein Frequently‚ literature is intended to convey a significant idea or theme to it ’s readers regarding events that occur in our everyday existence. Occasionally these ideas appear in the context of straightforward characterization‚ but in some literatures‚ such as Marry Shelley ’s Frankenstein‚ these themes come to us in the guise of monsters‚ goliaths‚ dragons‚ gods‚ and myriads of fantasy-like components that express meaning in ways impossible within the boundaries of reality

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    The Themes of Frankenstein Mary Shelley discusses many important themes in her famous novel Frankenstein. She presents these themes through the characters and their actions‚ and many of them represent occurrences from her own life. Many of the themes present issues and Shelley’s thoughts on them. Three of the most important themes in the novel are birth and creation; alienation; and the family and the domestic affections. One theme discussed by Shelley in the novel is birth

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    Theme of Victor Frankenstein It is never clear why society continues to read Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley. Hidden in the major themes‚ we can pinpoint how Victor Frankenstein’s attempt to conquer nature‚ and his lack of responsibility‚ applies to our modern society. If the monster is a metaphor for what man is capable of‚ then Victor Frankenstein is a metaphor for society itself. Society has a hand in shaping mankind; Victor had a hand in shaping his creation but did not take responsibility

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    bible‚ revenge has been around for a long time‚ since the beginning of time. With this in mind‚ the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ ties into the idea of revenge. Beowulf is an epic poem‚ originally written in Anglo-Saxon. Though the original author is unknown‚ it has been translated by Burton Raffel. The story follows an epic hero‚ Beowulf‚ who travels to modern day Denmark‚ to fight a monster named Grendel who is terrorizing the king‚ Hrothgar‚ and his people. Back to the main point‚ the main theme of Beowulf

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