Saturday, November 16, 2013
• In Chapter 22, Frankenstein recalls the monster’s warning, but agrees to marry Elizabeth in 10 days. He then says, “But, as if possessed of magic powers, the monster had blinded me to his real intentions; and when I thought that I had prepared only my own death, I hastened that of a far dearer victim.” What is Frankenstein hinting?
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Frankenstein was hinting the death of his wife soon to come. A dear victim is one that is loved and cherished the most, which was Elizabeth. Elizabeth knew of the misfortunes that was soon to come into counter with the two. All she wanted was to be one with her soon to be husband. Frankenstein realized "the death of evil was no evil if Elizabeth was balanced with it". To seal his fate on knowing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Justice, Frankenstein was hinting that he prepared the death of his dearest wife, Elizabeth. He assumed that the monster would only kill him because of his rejection to the monster' offer. However, since Victor refused to create a mate for the monster, the monster took away his mate.
ReplyDeleteAt this comment, it can be inferred that Frankenstein knew and was hinting at a dangerous situation involving his fiancé, Elizabeth. This can be so because of the situational irony that comes to play, in which the "Monster" was denied his wife and as a result he denied Frankenstein his wife (i.e. her death). With the words "far dearer victim", the reader can interpret that Frankenstein knew that the "Monster" would go after someone who Frankenstein cherished. This only left Elizabeth as the plausible choice.
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DeleteThe monster was hinting the death of his beloved Elizabeth and not that he was going to kill Frankenstein. The reason why Shelley made Frankenstein think his death was soon to come on his wedding night ons does not know because if is clear that if the monster could kill the one Frankenstein loved the most he too could suffer the emotional turmoil it had suffered since being created. killing Elizabeth was the key to the monster revenge of Frankenstein not doing the one thing it had asked of him.
ReplyDeleteFrankenstein was hinting that Elizabeth was the monster's real target. This is the dearer victim he was referring to. The monster knows how much Elizabeth means to Victor and that the best way to get his revenge for not receiving a wife was to kill Victor's. The monster wanted Victor to know how it felt to be alone and without a companion to love.
ReplyDeleteFrankenstein is hinting that the threat from the monster will sooner or later arriving at his wedding night. In the previous chapters Victor is afraid of pulling Elizabeth into his destructive interactions with the monster; however, his worry come true. Even though he already prepare the death for himself he afraid that it will come for his wife as well.
ReplyDeleteThe monster was really after Frankenstein fiancé Elizabeth. Frankenstein thought he would finally put a end to the monster and what he wants. Frankenstein soon realizes that actually he fell into the monsters trap
ReplyDeleteIn this chapter Frankenstein foreshadows the death of a “dear victim”, which was his wife Elizabeth. Victor knew since he refused to create a mate for the monster, that the monster would make it so that victor doesn’t have a mate as well. The monster wanted victor to know how it felt to be alone and without a mate. So the monster took away the dearest thing to victor away from him.
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