https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3 Create an argument, Connect to theme, Support with specific textual evidence en-us 2018-12-12 13:13:36 UTC 2026-02-08 18:03:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313855037 Tragic figure
The creature acts as a tragic hero by causing pain to the people around him while simultaneously drawing empathy from the reader for his lack of love and companionship. The creature is isolated from society because of his appearance, despite Victor's efforts to choose the traits that society deemed the most beautiful.  The creature feels that because Victor created him and chose the traits that isolated him, he should be responsible for creating a companion for the creature.  The reader feels sympathy for the creature because even his creator doesn't believe he needs the love or companionship that others have.  This incites rage in the creature that he takes out on Victor's family, so Victor will feel the same loneliness that he does.  The reader justifies this action because of their empathy to his situation.

]]> 2018-12-12 14:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313855037 https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313855204 The relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the foil Elizabeth illustrates that selfish ambition has disastrous consequences. Elizabeth is a selfless homebody, finding her contentment among her family in Geneva, while Victor's ambition causes him to desire nothing less than creating a new race. At Justine's trial, Elizabeth puts Justine first by standing up and testifying to her innocence, but Victor, who actually has some guilt, does not because he believes it would sully his representation (people would think he was mad). In the end, Victor's pursuit of his ambition leads him to make the creature, which is the cause of Elizabeth's death. This foil is subtly reflected in Robert Walton (ambitious) and his sister Margaret (innocent) and possibly aids in the translation of Victor's message/moral to Robert.]]> 2018-12-12 14:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313855204 https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313856448 In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is a tragic figure who is an instrument to the suffering of others. His lust for knowledge and power created suffering to those around him, showing the prominent themes of isolation, science and knowledge. Through the creation of his creature Victor causes the overall suffering because of his automatic negative opinion of the creature, which forces the creature to go into isolation.Victor brought the monster into a world where people judge others based off of their appearance rather than their inner qualities. ]]> 2018-12-12 14:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313856448 https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313856630 Victor Frankenstein embodies the tragic figure in that his actions, specifically creating the monster and refusing to tell anyone of his crime, cause those who are important around him to die. Victor's initially-good intentions backfire on him, and he is left alone to destroy his creation, desiring revenge and penance for the creature's actions. Ultimately, Victor dies alone without anyone who cares about him other than Walton, showing just how alone he had become.]]> 2018-12-12 14:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nglenn/vr20p0zhjhv3/wish/313856630