Theme Of Monstrosity In Frankenstein

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A true monster is evil, inhumane, and lacks remorse or caring for other things that a normal, emotional human being should care for” (Chandler). A monster can be perceived in many ways depending on a person’s opinion of what a monster is, anyone can be a monster. Shakespeare's Macbeth and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein both allow the characters of the Monster, Victor, Macbeth and Witches to show their Monstrosity. Victor and Macbeth pursue their ambitions with hopes and dreams. Victor’s first scientific invention is a horrible mistake and Macbeth’s Kingship is very short while being plagued with atrocities. The Monster and the Witches are characters who do not interact with society. The Witches isolate themselves while the Monster has a horrible …show more content…

The Witches are a group of characters in Macbeth who self alienate themselves from society. They are what cause everything to go wrong and represent the root of evil and monstrosity in Macbeth. They are always causing things to go wrong and never want good for society. For example they till Macbeth the future which eventually leads to his downfall and many murders. “ I’ll drain him dry as hay. Sleep shall neither night nor day hang upon his penthouse lid. He shall live a man forbid. Weary sev’n nights, nine times nine, shall he dwindle, peak and pine. Though his bark cannot be lost, yet it shall be tempted, tossed. Look what I have”(Witch 1,1.3. 15-27). In this quotation the sailor’s wife refused to share their chestnuts with the Witches. The Witches then display their Monstrosity by saying they are going to make the sailor infertile. The WItches alienate themselves from society making them the complete opposite of what society expects. They are the lowest in the chain of being. The witches show the archetypal trait of villains in Macbeth as they turn Macbeth into an evil person too. The theme of gender roles is evident because the witches are the complete opposite of the stereotype for women inforced in that time. The Monster and the Witches are similar because both of these characters display their monstrosity when nobody from society interacts with them. From the philosophical theory the two characters are similar because they are Shakespeare and Shelly’s conceptions of evil. The witches casted themselves out from society because they knew they were different. However the monster was forced out of society. The theme of appearance vs reality is also present because in that society people did not expect females to incorporate evil roles, and that is why Macbeth was so confident in approaching the Witches. The witches are mythical beings and the Monster is a challenge to God from Victor. The

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