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How Does Revenge Affect Frankenstein

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“I wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of anger on his head, and avenge the deaths of William and Justine.”(74) In Frankenstein, both Victor and the creature try to destroy each other, but the want for revenge affects them and other characters. Death, betrayal, and regret are all outcomes of the need for revenge. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley and adapted by Gris Grimly, Victor, the creature, and Elizabeth are all affected by revenge. Victor is one of the characters who is greatly affected by revenge. To start, the death of William and Justine started Victor’s hate for the creature. Victor started misunderstanding the creature from that moment.“Could he be the murderer of my brother? He was the murderer!”(60) Even …show more content…

Next, Victor was put in jail for the monster’s revenge. Victor was accused of murdering Clerval and sent to prison. Not only did Victor’s friend die, but he was accused of it as well. “But I was doomed to live; and, in two months, found myself in a prison, stretched on a wretched bed.”(151) Lastly, the creature’s final revenge on Victor left him with nothing. With Elizabeth dead and his father dying shortly afterward, Victor has no one left but the monster. “But revenge kept me alive; I dared not die, and leave my adversary in being.”(173) The monster’s final revenge left Victor with no one, and led him to lead the rest of his life chasing after the monster. All in all, the monster’s retaliation to Victor impacted him in many ways. The monster is also changed by revenge throughout the book. For example, on pages 108-109, the monster sets the cottage on fire after the man attacked him. This is the start of the creature’s demise because he became the monster he never wanted to be at that moment. Next, on page 113, the monster meets William and strangles him because William brought up Frankenstein. This makes Victor despise the monster even more because he murdered his

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