When Victor's creation was made he says, "'When I looked around I saw and heard of none like me. Was I, the, a monster, a blot upon the earth from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?'" (105). It would not have taken much to help his creation but since he was afraid of causing problems he ended up causing a bigger
The Coward Oedipus Is “A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit”. This quote by Thomas Jefferson portrays Oedipus because throughout ‘Oedipus Rex’ he quarrels with everybody about he truth and becomes blind to it. By blinding himself Oedipus becomes a coward because he doesn’t want to face his crimes. It all started when Oedipus hears a dreadful prophecy that he will murder his father and sleep with his mother. He leaves Corinth and travels to Thebes, and on the way he unknowingly kills his father during a quarrel.
It is Frankenstein’s responsibility to teach the monster and see it as a friend. It’s because Frankenstein rejects his creature that causes it to become evil. “Oh No mortal could support the horror of that countenance. A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch. I had gazed on him while unfinished; he was ugly then, but when those muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it became a thing suck as even Dante could not have conceived.”(pg.49) Each time the monster killed it was a consequence of Victor’s actions.
Frankenstein’s Creature and the Elephant Man are both outcasts, thrown into a world where all despise and run in terror upon seeing them. When the creature tells his story of the day he escaped, he was confused and stumbled upon civilization where everyone screamed “monster” in horror. John Merrick was also ridiculed throughout the movie from being a circus act and later a peep show for local drunks. The book and the movie both take place in bad weather such as rain and knight to create a mood of fright. They are both abused by their owner, the creature was abandoned to learn for himself and Merrick had a Circus master who would beat him.
Of course not, the information of that wretched monster is already too much for me to bare but for a simple psychologist to learn of what went on, well… that would be absolutely devastating to his mind. But of course other men should be told of my creation, and what I did that night… Oh yes how I remember it so clearly… that horrible face with those eyes… oh those disgusting yellow eyes, when they opened it was like the devil himself started staring into my soul. Of course I do remember that I was excited by my work, but prior to its creation I was too ignorant and fool hearted to comprehend the pain and destruction I would be bringing upon this earth. I know now that had I just stopped before I succeeded I wouldn’t be sitting here trembling, grasping for a breath of knowledge that would help me understand a method in which I could undo that being from this earth. And of course no man will be able to stop it; it was obvious that by creating this monster I had given the gift of strength, strength far greater than that of any ordinary man.
Oedipus as the new king of Thebes has to take on the responsibility of finding the murderer of the previous king and to seek revenge. He wants to do everything in his power to help his city and free everyone from the plague bestowed upon them. However, even though he wants to do what is best for the city, the audience may not think that he is acting rationally. Oedipus was under a lot of stress trying to solve the case of the kings’ murderer. Oedipus put his time in so the city would be plague free.
The most obvious element he borrowed was the ring itself. The ring is the focal point for the books and movies and is in its own way cursed but not in the same way it’s in the myth. In Sigurds case Andvari the dwarf curses the ring along with his treasure so that it will bring death and destruction to every being who possesses it. This leads to many deaths and trouble for ever character in the story. It is only when the treasure and the ring are returned to the deep waters where Andvari lives that the curse can be
Again Macbeth’s conscience comes into play when he says, “We still have judgement here; that we but teach / Bloody instruction, which being taught return / To plague the inventor: this even-handed justice,” (I, vii, 8-10). He knows what he is doing wrong and that there will be consequences even before he murders Duncan. Macbeth is a weak man however, and ignores his conscience; he instead gives in to his power-hungry wife’s greed and allows his ambition to lead him on a dastardly journey. Although it may seem as though Duncan’s murder was not only Macbeth’s doing, he had a
Karina Movsesova English 372 (1:40pm) The Evil Mr Ripley Some people can do anything to get where they want. Tom Ripley is one of those people. He also happens to be a psychopath, and in the chase for the better life he ends up completely losing himself. Trying hard to make a living he is willing to go to the very end, and killing a person is not something that can stop him achieving his goal of entering higher society. Throughout the film we can see how his character develops and we see the transformation of Tom Ripley to Dickie Greenleaf and back.
Grendel lives in the darkness and appears from the shadowy marshes in the darkness every night to kill. In Beowulf, he is described as evil in many words: “a powerful demon” (line 86), “fiend out of hell” (line100), “God-cursed brute” (line 121). Grendel holds no goodness within, he is only pure evil. He is the descendent of Cain, the first murderer. Grendel terrorizes the people of Herot for twelve long years.