‘Frankenstein’ - Commentary The extract from ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a narrative of Victor Frankenstein‚ a scientist‚ who has created life from dead matter. He has made a promise to his creature that he would create another monster – a female – for his companionship. He has been working hard on this task alone in his laboratory. Victor contemplates the ramifications of his work on society. He fears that the new monster may become wicked and treacherous‚ maybe even worse
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A Monster Made by Society Ashley Buckle ENG3U Mr. Sharpe January‚ 2014 Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ is a gothic horror book written in the 1800’s; it is the story of a scientist creating a monster which turns against him and torments him. Through this story Mary Shelley demonstrates the idea that mankind is neither good nor evil‚ and through this we are shown the story of Frankenstein’s creature and what it has to endure after it is abandoned by his creator. Like the rest
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Medea: Looking for Revenge Medea‚ a play by the Greek playwright Euripides‚ explores the Greek- barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea‚ a princess from the "barbarian"‚ or non-Greek‚ land of Colchis. Throughout the play‚ it becomes evident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standards. Central to the whole plot is Medea’s barbarian origins and how they are related to her actions. In this paper‚ I am attempting to answer questions such as how Medea behaves
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The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is told in the perspective of Robert Walton‚ who tells the story of Victor Frankenstein. The main protagonist of Frankenstein was Frankenstein and his creation‚ the monster. These characters experience guilt‚ sorrow‚ stress‚ worry‚ and despair throughout the novel‚ and they turn towards nature to calm down and relax. Thus‚ nature is a huge aspect in the lives of Frankenstein and the monster as nature it self is a condolence for them. Mary Shelley portrays
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society does not enjoy possessing as it can lead to negative aspirations. Throughout all of Shakespeare’s work‚ there are multiple themes that society as a whole can relate to. These variety of relatable themes are also present in Othello‚ with love‚ loyalty‚ trust and anger all playing an important role. However‚ the most prominent theme in Othello‚ is the destructive nature of jealousy. Othello is a play that is consumed with envy and anger‚ with the intent for all characters to become equally
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Is Revenge Worth The Lives Of Your Kids? When Medea decides to take matters in to her own hands‚ about punishing the people who have done wrong to her‚ she is accused of wanting not justice—vengeance. Because I am not a native of neither Corinth nor Colchis‚ I have my own view about her motives. However‚ I would agree with the Corinthian Women‚ Medea is seeking vengeance; not justice. Some people might argue that Medea is seeking justice. When in actuality‚ Medea wants vengeance. The opposition
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Her multitude of steps toward revenge shows just how elaborate and demented her plans are. Medea first starts with convincing King Creon to let her and her children stay one more day in order to prepare for exile. Medea never intended to use this day to prepare‚ for she used it to plan her revenge. Medea devised a plan to kill Creon’s daughter in order to make Jason suffer. Creon’s daughter is Jason’s new love interest
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Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley The notion of double in Frankenstein. All along the novel‚ the theme of the double is recurrent. The Merriam-Webtser defines a doppelgänger as a ghostly counterpart of a living person or the evil alter-ego of a person. In Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley used that very motif to describe and characterize her characters. Indeed‚ the Creature can be seen as the double of Victor. He represents the dark side of Victor. If Dr Frankenstein appears as a nice and totally human and
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Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is a Gothic novel that contains two genres‚ science fiction and Gothicism. The novel is a first person narrative that uses a framing technique‚ where a story is told within a story. Shelley gives the book a distinctive gothic mood tone by the use of her chosen setting which is dark and gloomy‚ by doing this it reflects the hideousness of the creature; the point of views helps towards the realism of the novel; and characterization able the reader to interact with
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Frankenstein Final Essay When referring to the following quote stated by Harold Bloom‚ “The greatest paradox and most astonishing achievement of Mary Shelley’s novel is that the monster is more human than his creator.” I agree with his statement because it’s vivid to see that Victor lacked on some human characteristics such as emotions and feelings. Despite the fact that after being treated the way he was by others‚ the monster seeks revenge for Victor’s abandonment and for making him an unbearable
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