Outcome of revenge in both hamlet and Frankenstein. Literature Essay

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November 9, 2020
Revenge and its Outcomes
Aside from love, revenge is one of the most common themes seen in several classical works of art. A kind of emotion that revolves around the idea of killing or hurting someone as a form of retribution against a character that has caused grave ill or danger against the protagonist or someone that he loves. Accordingly, in these stories, revenge is a theme and a 'mold' that shapes how the audience views each character's personalities in the story. In this article, I would like to focus on two classical pieces that show the idea of revenge, namely Shelley's Frankenstein and Shakespeare's Hamlet. All in all, the author believes that these stories reflect the notion that revenge is like a curse that ends up poisoning the individual who seeks it, rather than giving hi...