How is Frankenstein a tragic hero?
Victor Frankenstein best exhibits the five characteristics of a tragic hero; Peripeteia, hamartia, hubris, anagnorisis, and fate. Victor possesses flaws that go down the pathway of downfall. It is Victor’s ambition that steers him to experiment science. The desire of knowledge without acknowledging morals is lethal.
Why was Frankenstein afraid of his creation?
There has to be something more than the creature’s yellow eyes ( appearance, rather) that scared him. Also, Victor’s creation of the creature could also be a response to his mother’s death. Experimenting on the creature could promote him to bring his mother back to life.
How does Victor react when his creation comes to life?
How does Victor react when his creation comes to life? He is disgusted and runs screaming from the room. 2. Describe how Victor’s dream takes on the mood of a horror story.
What happens in Victor’s dream?
In a distressed mental state, Victor falls into bed, hoping to forget his creation. He dreams of wandering the streets of Ingolstadt and seeing Elizabeth through the haze of the night. During the dream, Elizabeth then turns into his mother, Caroline, whom he pictures being held in his own arms.
How does the creature try to connect with a family?
Desiring to keep his cottagers happy, the monster becomes an aid to the family by secretly hauling wood to the cottage and performing repairs, all under the cover of darkness. He begins to follow a routine of daily activity and time passes from winter to spring.
What happens that makes the creature finally despair?
What happens that makes the creature finally despair is that the family leaves the cottage. The creature decides to go to Geneva because he read about it in Victor’s journal. These horrible circumstances changed him because now he vows to seek revenge on humans.
What does the DeLacey family teach the creature?
The monster’s observation of the DeLacey family teaches him the concept of sympathy. He becomes aware of the family’s financial situation through close observation of their behavior.
Where is the DeLacey family from?
France
Why is the de Lacey family living in exile?
The De Lacey family are the last of a noble French family. They lived luxuriously in Paris until they were stripped of all their belongings and fortune and banished to the German countryside due to Felix helping Safie’s father escape from prison.
Am I to be thought the only criminal when all humankind sinned against me?
Am I to be thought the only criminal, when all humankind sinned against me? I, the miserable and the abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on. Even now my blood boils at the recollection of this injustice. But it is true that I am a wretch.
Why does the DeLacey family leave?
Accordingly, why did the DeLacey family leave their cottage? The De Lacey’s leave because they fear the monster will harm the old man. The creature burns down their cottage. However, the plot is discovered and the family is then banished from France.
How does Felix react when he sees the creature?
How does Felix react when he sees the creature? Felix beats the creature with a stick.
Why does the creature decide to be evil?
Why does the creature want to revenge on Victor? Why does the creature decide to be evil? Because everyone treated as if he was evil, so he decided that he would be. Why, when the meet to talk, does the creature not kill Victor?
How did Safie’s father ruin the family?
Who caused the Cottage Family’s ruin? Safie’s father was the cause of the cottage family’s ruin. He was obnoxious (rude) to the government and they punished him by trying him and sentencing him to death. Felix is at the trial and he feels the Turk’s punishment is unfair.