A tragic hero is a character that fills a high position, has a good moral system, and has problems relatable to the audience. The key element to a tragic hero is that their downfall is a result of free choice, and/or a character flaw. The hero will have a moment of discovery but it will be to late to change their outcome, and they will die a brutal death. Macbeth starts out at the high position of Thane of Glames, has an understanding the nature of society, and has the relatable problem of ambition. Due to his choice to listen to his wife and give into his over-confidence, Macbeth a great tragedy and kills the King. Hr realizes his mistake in his actions, but after those actions have carried him to far. He is caught by Malcolm and will be executed. Victor Frankenstein starts out as a only child in a rich merchant family, has a good sense of right and wrong, and has the relatable problem of arrogant pride. Due to his choice on how to deal with his Mother's death Victor becomes obsessed with beating death, It is only after he has created the monster and caused several deaths that he realizes his mistakes, but by this point it is to late and all his loved ones are gone. Victor dies after a long exhausting chase for the monster, but not in peace because the monster still lives.
In Frankenstein, who would be the puppet master? What is their ultimate goal?
In Frankenstein, the puppet master is Victor Frankenstein. This is because Victor controlled the outcome in the story. He dictated what his family knew, just as the puppet master does with the human race. Victor creates the monster us to abandon it, controlling how the monster would view society, human kind, and the world itself. When Justine was accused of the murder Victor was the one who controlled the outcome of her life, when the monster wanted a mate Victor controlled the fate of if he was to get one, when the monster threatened to destroy his happiness it was Victor who made the decision to marry Elizabeth her and cause her death. No matter what tragedy occurred Victor always made a choice that caused it. His ultimate goal as the puppet master was to have power over the monster, which he had as soon as he abandoned it.
Who do you believe controls Macbeth's decisions? Give proof.
I believe that Macbeth controls his own decisions. Lady Macbeth used manipulation and threats to attempt to sway his decisions, well the Witch's used the supernatural and spells to sway him. But at the end of it all Macbeth had complete control in his desicions he made, you see proof of his decision making process in Act one, Scene three. Macbeth admits his desire to be King and but believes it would be wrong to harm him; showing he thought through his decision before giving it any action. There is also several other scenes he stops to think to himself about what he should do, and if its the right thing to do, for example dinner at his home. Those scenes proving to the audience that he had control over his choices, no individual can be forced to do something they truly don't wanna do. If Macbeth honestly did not want to commit the murder he would have just refused his wife and thought nothing more of it.
Compare Victor and Macbeth in a chart, who made worse decisions? Why do you think this?
Victor Frankenstein:
- Abandons his family to attend school
- Lets obsession overtake his life
- Creates a monster and then abandons him
- Lets Justine be executed for the murder of William, despite his knowledge that the monster did it
- Refuses to tell his loved ones about the creation out of his selfish need to look good
- Watches his entire family die one by one and does nothing about it
- Does not make the monster a mate and leaves him forever alone
Macbeth:
-Betrays his morals for power
-Murders his cousin to take his position as King
-Turns to evil
-Murders his best friend in attempt to cover up his tracks
-Overtakes Scotland
-Does nothing to stop his wife from committing suicide
-Lies to his entire country out of greed for power
Comparing the two characters Victor Frankenstein makes the worse decisions. I say this because Macbeth made his decisions out of insanity and ambition, well Victor made his out of pure selfishness. Macbeth caused the deaths of his cousin, best friend, wife, and Macduff's entire family. As Victor caused the deaths of wife, father, brother, best friend, and family friend, leaving him alone in the world. Due to the fact that Victor's decisions were pure selfishness, compared to insanity makes him the worse individual.
What kinds of archetypes are demonstrated in this poem? Explain.
In this poem the main archetype is a grieving mother. The poem shows many pieces of evidence to support this archetype, the title for example.Childless Woman is clear reference to a mother who loses the child, my interpretation is a miscarriage. The poem's content supports this idea with lines such as "uttering nothing but blood", and "Discharges itself from the tree with nowhere to go.". They are referring to the tragic event of losing a child, and the graphic scene that comes with it.
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