Essay Comparing Frankenstein And Macbeth

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Immersing ourselves in the story of both Frankenstein and Macbeth, we invest in the lives of the characters and their interactions. These two tales tell about the lives of Victor Frankenstein and Macbeth, as well as how they’re effected by the supernatural. Looking into how their encounters with supernatural forces give each tale a turning point, and how each little twist from then on is taken into different accounts, many of which will be addressed. During the beginning of each story, there are supernatural events that start with a creepy feeling that hangs in the air, giving a little bit of a hint to the rest of each story. In the tragedy of Macbeth the first scene opens up with thunder, lightning, and three witches in the middle of an open …show more content…

Macbeth, for example, was greatly influenced by the witches when he first met them. They were telling him about how he was Thane of Glamis, and Cawdor, and soon to be king, and Macbeth believed none of it. Of course only until Macbeth was met by Ross and Angus, who told him he was now Thane of Cawdor, as appointed by the king. What reason did Macbeth have to disbelieve the other telling, of him becoming king? No reason at all, especially since the first thing they said became true. Almost like how Victor was told he could not create life, yet he disproved them, unfortunately so. After Victor had created his creature, he had thought it would be a masterpiece, a way for him to play god, but oh was he wrong. As soon as his creation came to life, Victor stood astounded, struck with horror, frozen with fear, the grotesque body towered over Victor, and in that moment, Victors attitude took a drastic turn for the worst regretting what he’d done. Compared to Macbeth, Victors attitude changed suddenly while Macbeths took longer to adjust to the new reality of