We all have our ambitions in life. Whether it's to finish school, get a job you always wanted, or to win an award. We always try hard to achieve these goals, but there's a certain point where our ambitions will start having consequences. This is shown in the play “Othello” and the book “Frankenstein”. We are shown the consequences of unchecked ambition and going forward blindly. Ambition is represented in three ways in these texts, how did it drive them and why, the consequences of these actions and how this contributes to the plot and story. So when should our ambitions stop being followed, and when should we look towards the future consequences of our actions? To begin, all these characters and their actions started because of different …show more content…
The things that he did finally caught up to him and he realizes everything that he's done, after half the people in the play die because of him. He ruined the lives of everyone around him, Othello's life was ruined when he killed Desdemona because of Iago's lies. Emilia loses her husband and ends up being killed by Iago. But not only did he ruin all their lives, he ruined his too. Imprisoned and sent to trial at the end of the play. So we can see because he didn't think of his actions before doing them, he faced many consequences and caused others to face them too. In “Frankenstein” Victor's actions also cause a lot of consequences. He never thought about what the monster would do if it didn't go his way, and he ends up paying the price. "I am the cause of this--I murdered her. William, Justine, and Henry--they all died by my hands." (Shelley, Chapter 22). Frankenstein finally realizes the extent of his actions and what he has done. People died because of him and he was selfish, just wanting to create something for fun. Then he had to make the decision whether or not to make a mate for the creature. Then he decides not to, and faces even more consequences. Ambition is one of the main themes of both of these texts and helps to control and write the