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Compare And Contrast Dashwood And Victor Frankenstein

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In “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen, a protagonist that was at times unlikable/unsympathetic to readers would be Marianne Dashwood. This was due to her dramatic character, as she was the sensible sister whereas Elinor Dashwood was sense. She allowed her emotions to overpower her rationality causing her to act mindlessly and out of impulse. In comparison, Elinor acted out of sense and reason, which made readers more sympathetic to Elinor at times due to her non-dramatic behavior. There is also Victor Frankenstein and the monster in “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, and readers could have found either or both characters difficult to sympathize with or like. With Victor Frankenstein, readers may have disliked him due to his rejection of the monster he created, who only wanted his love due to the fact that he was lonely as everyone found him scary and rejected him when they saw him. Also, there was the monster who killed the people that Victor loved as vengeance. In “Macbeth”, Macbeth is the main protagonist and readers are no longer able to view him sympathetically due to his orders to murder those (Banquo and Fleance) that threaten him as king. This characteristic of ambition towards …show more content…

Macbeth knows that if he wants to become king then King Duncan must die, as he is the main person preventing this from occuring. This quote foreshadows the murder of King Duncan which ultimately results in Macbeth being crowned king since Duncan's sons flee the scene for protection, in order to prevent getting murdered themselves since they're next in line for the throne. This shows Macbeth's ambition because he is willing to do anything to get to the throne and become king even if it means murder. Macbeth even realizes that he is beginning to have “black and deep desires” in Act 1, Scene 4, and this shows his ambitious thoughts to murder the

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