Gabby Thompson
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English 1301
29 August 2013
Obsessive Revenge
In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, both protagonist Victor Frankenstein and the monster are
infatuated with revenge. The monster began his life with a compassionate heart, but it
slowly turned to the dark side as it was shunned by society. Feeling unwanted by
everyone, including his creator, “…feelings of revenge and hatred filled [the monster’s]
bosom…[He] bent [his] mind towards injury and death” (Shelley 206). Victor Frankenstein
loses his family members one by one throughout the novel due to the monster’s
uncontrollable wrath. As a result, Victor vows a “great and signal revenge on [the
monster’s] cursed head” (307). He will fight until his death to avenge the murders of his
beloved family members. Revenge consumes both characters mind.
Works Cited:
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. iBooks. New York: Penguin, 2007. 0-347. eBook.