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Frankenstein Revenge Theme Analysis

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One of the themes in the story Frankenstein is “anger creates the want of revenge”. In Frankenstein this is shown when Victor thinks constantly of the monster on his wedding night, the monster kills Elizabeth because of Victors action, and when Victor chases the monster because of the monster’s action. I read a story once about a girl named Abby in fourth grade, she was learning cursive writing. They would have competitions to see who could write the best and the fastest. Abby was up against a girl named Taylor Brown, she beat her because she was a little faster. Abby was so upset because her teacher at the time did not allow them to verse each other again, Abby knew she could beat her! How do you think Abby got her revenge on Taylor? …show more content…

When Victor did this the monster was watching and it made the monster very angry. Because of what Victor did the monster stated, “ I SHALL BE WITH YOU ON YOUR WEDDING NIGHT.” this is showing that the monster vows to get revenge upon Victor. So on Victor's wedding night his nerves are running at an all time high, and he is looking around because he knows the monster has to be there somewhere. Elizabeth, Victor's wife, wanted to go to sleep because she was tired out because of the wedding festivities. Victor had said goodnight to Elizabeth and let her rest. As he was leaving he heard a shriek come from Elizabeth’s room, he realized the monster had killed Elizabeth.

The monster killing Elizabeth, which is Victor’s wife, causes Victor to be hurt and very angry with the monster. Victor then tried to kill the monster by attempting to shoot him with his pistol. When Victor misses, he shows the guests which way the monster ran and they all hunt for him, he was not found. As stated in the story, “This idea made me shudder and recalled me to action.” Victor’s anger caused him to want revenge on the monster so he spent the rest of his life chasing down the monster, to kill

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(165) Once Elizabeth is killed, Victor finally realizes what the creature meant. He had always thought of himself as the one to get killed, rather than other people. Additionally, he had spent so much time worrying about protecting himself, and didn’t stop to wonder if people around him would be affected instead. Victor Frankesntein’s selfishness and egocentrism attests to his own monster-like

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Because the monster knew that the losts of Victors wife would destroy him, so one night the monster sneaked into the room and strangled Elizabeth to death and Victor shoots but missed the monster. The monster was right, Victor did get destroyed mentally. Victor had fear about the monster even more then before but now Victor wanted to kill the monster, no he needs to kill the monster. But Victor died on a ship, after Victors passing the monster shows up and breaks his neck out of sadness and frustration. He asked to kill the monster, so he didn't see the monster and he shot and killed a monster.

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The creature wants to take revenge on Victor for abandoning him and causes Victor grief by killing the people he cares about. When the creature kills, Victor feels responsible and guilty of the murders. He continually breaks down with each death by “his” hands, which makes him go mad. The task of creating a monster turned Victor into a monster

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This caused a lot of anger for the monster, and he would then release this anger onto Victor to make him pay for abandonment. In the end Victor’s death was “caused by his creature” or really by “his own vengeful pursuit of it” (Lowe-Evans). The monsters death was through “self-immolation” because of the murders he committed to get back at Victor (Lowe- Evans). Both man and monster life was ended in cruel

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To make Victor experience the feeling isolation, the creature sets out to destroy what he hold most dear, Elizabeth. Victor describes his spouse as the “body of Elizabeth, my love, my wife, so lately living, so dear, so worthy.” Nowhere else in the novel does Victor come even close to describing another human in this manner. Once the monster escaped, Victor realized how important it was to be near people he loved, he had learned the terrors of isolation. The creature then uses this against him by killing the person who brought Victor out of isolation, pushing him back into an even deeper sense of isolation from which Victor

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Finally, Victor shatters his life when he ultimately causes his own death. As a result of his mind being consumed with grief and revenge, he becomes morose, melancholy, and eventually lifeless. Victor allows the monster to rummage his head, and he permits his creation to drive him crazy; consequently, he slowly kills

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