Compare how Shakespeare and Steinbeck present villains and victims in ‘Othello’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’. By Bushra Begum Both ‘Othello’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’ are tragedies about society’s villains and victims and how their pursuit of love‚ hopes and dreams leads them to death and destruction. William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ (1603) is based on a Greek tragedy; the setting is in Venice and then Cyprus‚ which reflects Othello transforming into a powerful and dominant hero to a ‘Monstrous’ devil. Briefly
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Frankenstein In the novel Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein and his creation are analogous‚ but there are many differences between the two. Victor grew up with loving siblings and parents and they never denied him anything. The monster that Victor created was deserted by Victor to fight for himself‚ victor was more a monster than the creature. The monster is self-educated learning from watching from Delacy’s (“My days were spent in close attention‚ that I might more speedily master the language”
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Criticism of Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein evoked fiery responses when it first surfaced in 1818. Two articles; one anonymous from The Quarterly Review and the other written by Sir Walter Scott published in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine use language to convey a compelling point of view. In The Quarterly Review article‚ the anonymous writer’s usage of high vocabulary words such as “diseased”‚ “repelled” and “loathing” make the article’s diction high level. Examples of syntax used
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Alyssa Auch Professor Grover ENG 314 November 17‚ 2012 A Victimized Villain in Venice What makes a villain? When introduced in films‚ the antagonist is often given tell-tale‚ gloomy music and shadowed lighting. They scowl and sneer and laugh in derision‚ and we know they are the opposition. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ the villains often introduce themselves as such‚ stating their macabre intentions or hateful jealousies. From a psychological point of view‚ their thoughts are simple enough
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ideas‚ and are found to be “unstable”. Not unlike the men in Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ a person with‚ the somewhat misnomered‚ illness is very impressionable to the various occurrences in their life. It is true that with age and as the story goes on‚ that the toll of being emotionally unstable and incapable of dealing with the repercussions of their actions increases and is reflected in the personalities of the men in Frankenstein. Starting with the most susceptible of the three main male characters
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Frankenstein Mary Shelley in the 1800’s wrote an infamous book about a man playing God. This man stole body parts‚ and with a major thirst for science and knowledge he stitched those parts together‚ with some chemicals and with a spark‚ he created life. He had no care or plan as to what would happen next‚ he was simply infatuated by the idea that his name could live on as the man that could bend nature. His name was Victor and he had no comprehension of the effects this creation would have on himself
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almighty power. Live your life and obey God. Victor Frankenstein challenges God’s power. He creates a living creature‚ a true monster. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein becomes a modern Prometheus by creating his monster. If you compare Victor Frankenstein to Prometheus‚ you will see that there are some common elements between him and the Titan. Like him Frankenstein goes too far and does not accept his own limits. Frankenstein has a little bit of the “creative fire of heaven” and
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FRANKENSTEIN In her novel Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley gives a new meaning to revenge. It is illustrated in such an intense way. Viewed back and forth from Frankenstein’s and the creature’s perspective. Showing them fully consumed in their revenge‚ by being driven by it‚ getting their loved ones killed‚ and ultimately destroying them. Frankenstein’s and the creature’s revenge leads to their destruction
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Iago’s role as the ultimate villain. Handelman states “Iago is a relentless and witty villain…” Iago ultimately causes the deaths of Othello‚ Desdemona‚ and himself. Killing Othello and Desdemona alone‚ would not have quenched his thirst for evil‚ he had to destroy the lives of his victims before he killed them (Handelman 1). In agreement with the idea of Iago being the ultimate villain‚ Samantha Markham of Suite101.com Inc.‚ wrote the article “The Brilliant Villain of Othello‚” which states
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Ernst Hilaire Bonnie Ronson 3/10/13 Frankenstein The detached head of Elizabeth‚ poorly stitched onto Justine ’s body‚ the Frankenstein monster tucked into it ’s bed clutching onto its Wall Street Journal anxiously terrified for the arrival of it ’s new bride. Burning the flesh in the flames of a broken lamp covered in kerosene of the second monster after it ’s suicide. Inga and Frederick making love on the slab where the monster was born. These scenes‚ all while conducting similar objects
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