Frankenstein Tragic Hero
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray
After creating a monster who killed and destroyed many of his family and friends, Dr. Victor Frankenstein has chased the creature to the North Pole, where he encounters a ship, lead by Captain Walton, on an expedition. Learn more with Storyboard That!
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Victor Frankenstein Tragic Hero | Identify the traits that make Frankenstein a Tragic Hero with this storyboard activity!
Storyboard Text
- HAMARTIA
- HUBRIS
- PERIPETEIA
- Frankenstein’s blind ambition leads him to investigate science that is best left alone.
- ANAGNORISIS
- Victor believes he can conquer death with science, recklessly playing “God” and ignoring the natural order.
- NEMESIS
- Victor thinks the monster is gone, but he returns home to find his brother, William, killed, and the creature lurking.
- CATHARSIS
- Victor realizes his monster killed his new bride, Elizabeth and this is what was meant by, “I shall be with you on your wedding-night.”
- Once Victor brought the monster to life, his fate was inextricably intertwined with it, to the ends of the earth, and the ends of their lives.
- In the end, the reader is left feeling pity for Victor, and fear that they too could suffer the consequences of hubris. Captain Walton, a surrogate for the reader, heeds the lesson and sails for home.
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