Hamlet “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” As one of the most popular proverbs‚ this is one that everyone knows. The proverb suggests that revenge is more satisfying as a considered response enacted when unexpected rather than acting rashly and getting it over quickly. Revenge is a desire that is all consuming in its nature. A person who wants revenge is only focused on that and would not care for any consequences. Between the definition of the proverb and the actual nature of revenge‚ no work
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smallest defect can cause the gears to malfunction and generate chaos within the entire system. Correspondingly‚ Grendel in the novel and the monster in Frankenstein resemble these defects. Their being amongst their surrounding societies makes them realize what outcasts they are. Grendel in the novel is somewhat similar to the monster in Frankenstein because both are pained to not being able to accommodate with people‚ both are rejected by people‚ and both compare their situations to the stories of
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Your Appearance During the Romantic Era‚ while on a summer getaway to Switzerland with her husband and friends‚ a British novelist by the name of Mary Shelley wrote the timeless classic Frankenstein. This era has produced many wonderful literary works not to mention the huge advancement in music and art as well. I believe that Shelley’s Frankenstein expressed what it was like during the Romantic Era more than any other literary work of its time because it shows many different circumstances that
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evil has existed in man. For example‚ in Mary Shelly novel‚ Frankenstein‚ the creature tells us that “is man‚ indeed‚ at once so powerful‚ so virtuous‚ and magnificent‚ yet so vicious and base? He appears at one time a mere scion of the evil principle and at another as all that can be conceived of noble and godlike.” He is questioning the existence of good and evil in all men. How can a person be good and bad at the same time? In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly‚ the creature experience and proves
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Discussion Question # 17 There are many Gothic elements in the Frankenstein novel starting with the graveyards where Frankenstein gathered body parts for his morbid work. The atmosphere of fear when he first sees his hideous creation. The environment in which they lived the rugged terrain‚ the lonely forest and the desolate northern setting further along in the story all contribute to the atmosphere as well. There was a supernatural element in the story pertaining to the monster’s superhuman strength
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Is the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley relevant to the 21st century? Summary Important underlying messages. We shouldn’t play god or judge things by there apperance. A story about an inventor named Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Frankenstein abondones his creation. The monster goes in search of love and frienship. He finds that life doesn’t always offer these to everone. The story follows his search for friendship and both Frankensteins and his creations downfalls
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The monster in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was a troubled figure. He was mistreated because of his hideous looks and being abandoned by his creator Victor Frankenstein. The monster was forced to live on his own and learn and fend for himself. He spectated and observed other humans around him to learn all about humans. He didn’t understand why everyone reacted the way they did to him. One day‚ in chapter 12‚ he sees his appearance‚ and comes to realize that people are frightened of his appearance
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Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein in 1818. This was an era when Romantics; a group of people who believed that you shouldn’t play around with nature. Mary Shelley uses various types of language to create atmosphere throughout the chapter. Shelley uses metaphors such as‚’ my candle was nearly burnt out’‚ This has a double meaning: that his candle is actually burning low on its wick and that Frankenstein has been running out of time and patience while creating the creature‚ which has led him
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“Am I to be thought the only criminal‚ when all human kind sinned against me?” The monster of Frankenstein gives the last human he meets in its life this inquiry. This being is born as a devil and his life is fulfilled by misfortune. Its dreams are all ruthlessly shattered by these humans he once trusted‚ especially his creator. It seems that all tragedies of this monster are caused by its appearance. Because of its appearance‚ people exclude it‚ detest it and afraid of it. It’s true that the being’s
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Once upon a time in a cramped cottage an elderly man sat alone by a dim candle regretting that he didn’t fulfil his dream. Remembering when he was young. Ever since he was young he had always dreamt of exploring the world and sailing the seas. He had big plans. The places he would visit‚ the friends he would make‚ but he had given up on those dreams because he wasn’t special‚ he was just an ordinary farm boy. The elderly man sighed‚ got out of his chair and went out to feed his horse. As the sun
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