The Fate Of Tragedy In Frankenstein

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Tragedy always strikes humans, whether they are as lowly as a peasant or as noteworthy as a king. The fate of tragedy always befalls on humans, even if they have superior morals. People have always written about such tragic events with a person as the focal point of all of the suffering. But as the lightning rod of the suffering, such tragic hero also hurts others around them, extending their suffering of those who care about them the most and feeds to the suffering. Such characters exist and Victor Frankenstein from Frankenstein is one of them. Victor Frankenstein never wanted his relatives and friends about the suffering that he created. However, wherever he went, he sees the suffering he created and thus suffer from it. The deaths of his …show more content…
William’s death also brought misery to the Frankenstein family as the locals point the blame to their maid, Justine Moritz. This caused pain, especially to Victor, who visited the site of William’s murder and later told his thought to Robert Walton “What did he there? Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murderer of my brother? No sooner did that idea cross my imagination, that I became convinced of its truth; my teeth chattered, and I was forced to lean against a tree for support.” (Shelley Ch 7) At this moment, Victor begins to see the consequences of what he has done while away from home for 6 years. His creation brought him social isolation, physical suffering, and emotional fright upon its conception, but it was for him to carry. However, his burden increased with the conviction of Justine Moritz. When Justine Moritz was convicted for the murder of William, Victor told Robert “My own agitation and anguish was extreme during the whole trial. I believed in her innocence; I knew it. Could the demon who had (I did not for a minute doubt) murdered my brother also in his hellish sport have betrayed the innocent to death and ignominy?” (Shelley Ch 8) The moment of self-realization Victor had in the meadow of his brother’s death further whetted his self-torture knowing that the monster is responsible for two deaths. Sadly, their death also caused much suffering to his relatives, especially for Elizabeth, who passionately defended Justine’s character during their trial. It was the two first victims of his creation that begin to set the pace his resolve to destroy the monster he made alive. This was the first strike of the lightning of suffering to the Frankenstein family. The next death will cause more suffering to Frankenstein and further fuel his hatred of his
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