It is a tale of remorse, a study of character in which the human heart is anatomized, carefully, elaborately, and with striking poetic and dramatic power” (Duyckinck 181). Revenge played a major role in The Scarlet Letter because it was due to Roger Chillingworth’s vengeance that Arthur Dimmesdale was driven to his death. Chillingworth’s character was an evil man. He was controlling, manipulative, self-absorbed, and both physically and psychologically monstrous. His need for revenge was so great that he would do and did the unthinkable; Arthur Dimmesdale was trapped inside a prison of guilt, and Roger Chillingworth mentally tortured him.
Montresor tells the reader how he is to execute his plan. As expected Montresor does carry out his plan, and is executed perfectly. Montresor accomplishes his revenge on Fortunato because of this he is vindictive, grim, and gasconade. Montersor is the type of man that you might call vengeful. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge “(1).
He often uses very hateful words and foreshadows what is to come in the future. In his final speech in this scene he uses the words, ‘...convert to bitterest gall’. The use of the word ‘gall’ which translates to poison gives us the impression that Tybalt would rather Romeo dead and out of his way. It also shows his anger towards Romeo making us wonder as to what is going to happen between the two of them. This quote indicates that they may be a fierce battle between the two as t shows plotting and cursing.
The Oxford Dictionary of English states that “monster” is an inhumane, cruel, or wicked person; or a thing or animal that is excessively or dauntingly large; how about to criticize or reprimand severely; or the Latin word “monstrum” meaning portent, omen, or well monster. The purpose of my research here is to show the similarities between us and those infamous creatures that we’ve feared since childhood. All monsters share some character flaws like greed, envy, recklessness, obsession, and the urge or need to cause destruction. Humans share these flaws with monsters. We share greed, greed sadly is what drives and motivates all of us someway or some how Van Fossen Most if not all monsters are characterized by being gross, large, crude.
I fear many things in this place. But I do not want to fear my friend.” (246) evidently, the reader can begin to perceive from this point forward that Elijah’s character change and his maniac obsession with murder is beginning to overpower and conquer their friendship, in turn starting to terminate and abolish it. This marks inescapably a change, an evolution in Xavier’s character as well. He begins to begrudge and dislike his own friend, to the point where he would engage himself in hurting him, “Something I’ve never felt before rushes over me. I want to beat Elijah with my fists until he is bloody.” (253) Undeniably, Elijah’s change in character is the main reason their valuable friendship begins to decay, and the reason Xavier develops a new abhorrent character, which eventually leads to their
Also in the text, Captain Ebenezer Falcon says that “the mind is made for murder,” which foreshadows, while showing more Buddhist traces, that man is subconsciously bad natured. Johnson implements the idea of dualism throughout the text. Dualism denotes a state of two parts. On page 98, dualism is bluntly noted as being the “bloody structure of the mind.” This line ties man, blood, the mind, and murder all together. Man’s desire’s of the mind encourages competition among humans, and ultimately; murder (the hunt for blood).
pg.71). This quote proves that the intensity of not only their rage, but their weapons increases as their paranoia overcomes them. They fear the monster so much that they have become the monsters themselves. Overall, the outcome of the transformation of their weapons clearly defines the loss of innocence. William Golding truly imbraces the theme of the loss of innocence in The Lord of the Flies.
In chapter 10, the monster finally finds Victor and confronts him, Victor responds to this by saying:”begone, vile insect”. The imperative “begone” suggests to the reader that Victor is alarmed and frightening by the arrival of the monster as he abandoned him. The commanding word “begone” also suggests to the reader that Victor is the one in power as he is commanding the monster. Moreover, Victor is insulting the monster verbally as he refers to him as a “vile insect”. This could cause conflict between the creator and the created as Victor is repeatedly insulting the monster.
Unlike many of the "evil villains" in literature, Iago and Claudius are far more complex than may be seen at first. Through simple comparative analysis, one can see many similarities between the antagonist Iago of Othello and Claudius of Hamlet. Iago and Claudius, although driven by different ambitions, are both evil villains in the sense that they have a specific, designated target in mind and will stop at nothing until their target is annihilated. Both of these characters commit murder directly and indirectly. Iago is often classified as the embodiment of pure evil to the farthest extent capable of being reached by human.
They serve as warnings to the villain Manfred, who is the king of Otranto. However, Manfred’s lust for power and patriarchal rule supersede the many warnings from the supernatural. He is a man full of rage, intemperance, and will resort to violence should his subjects not acquiesce to his every demand. Walpole holds the reader in suspense throughout the novel, due to the threat of constant impending death of one or more of the characters. In my essay, I will explore how the supernatural upholds rightful inheritance and how when the heir is illegitimate, even to the second or third generation, retribution follows, and is executed by the supernatural world in that, “the sins of the fathers are