Consequences Of Betrayal In Frankenstein

Betrayal to Avoid Consequences
Has someone ever shown a lack of responsibility in an action and then committed betrayal to avoid consequences for their action? Ethical appeals have been used in stories since their existence and have often depicted betrayal and responsibility. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the movie The Incredibles directed by Brad Bird, and director Doug Liman’s Mr. And Mrs. Smith, betrayal is depicted as the best choice of certain characters for their problems. These works illustrate that people betray others to avoid consequences or a negative outcome from an action.
In the novel by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein betrays his creation’s wishes out of fear of a negative outcome and more destruction.
And Mrs. Smith, by Doug Liman, two people are stuck in betrayal because of their jobs. This betrayal exists because they are both spies working for opposite affiliations and are married. In a couple’s counseling session they discuss their betrayal burying it beneath back and forth comments and useless arguments. First, there is the trust and love that they supposedly have built a relationship on. This is seen when Jane says “When we met I loved everything about him. I’d say 90% of the things” (Liman). John on the other hand feels that “Marriage is about trust. Period.” (Liman). At one point John sees Jane in a foreign country and to prevent the strange woman from going to jail he tells the police, “No. No. No. Esta bien. She’s with me.” (Liman), the first trust building action. In another counseling session, the doctor asked if she has been truthful and her reply is “Pretty honest. It’s not like I lie to him, but I have secrets. Everybody has secrets.” (Liman), the secrets referring to her job as a spy, causing her to betray John. This shows that she was betraying him but only out of love. Mr. and Mrs. Smith discover their mutual subterfuge and quickly experience the agonies of betrayal. They betray each other in their work and relationship because they live secret lives of service that are falsified and competently counterfeit. They betray each other feeling that its in each other’s best interest and also to avoid the consequences of endangering one another’s life. They realize the secret between them, that they are working for two rival companies. Soon after follows a fight. “Jane sees John. She fires fast! Bullet’s rip up the walls” (Liman). At first, aghast at the shared betrayal, they use the subsequent conflict to live out those, "I loved him so I had to kill him." (Liman), visions that everyone’s had at one point in time. Then, after the conflict, they join together when they become the hunted and share some lies they