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Frankenstein And Othello Comparison

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Othello and Frankenstein
Othello Quote pg. 103 “For whiles this honest fool/ Plies Desdemona to repair his fortune,/ And she for him pleads strongly to the Moor,/ I’ll pour this pestilence into his ear,/ That she repeals him for her body’s lust;/…/And out the goodness make the net/That shall enmesh them all.”
Frankenstein Quote
Pg. 86 “Do your duty towards me, and I will do mine towards you and the rest of mankind. If you will comply with my conditions, I will leave them and you at peace; but if you refuse, I will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends.”

Context In Othello, Cassio, Iago, Desdemona, Roderigo, Emilia, and Othello have just arrived in Cyprus, and they find out the Turkish fleet has …show more content…

The Theme of hatred and revenge is shown in these lines of Othello because Iago is admitting the second part of his plan to seek revenge on Othello. After already getting Cassio fired, Iago plans to further his revenge on Othello by trying to manipulate him into believing that the only reason Desdemona is asking Othello to hire back Cassio, is because they are having an affair together. Portrayed in another way, the theme of hatred and revenge is displayed in Frankenstein when the creature and Frankenstein are talking to each other on the Alpine Valleys of Chamounix. Frankenstein tells the creature that he hates him and that he wishes to kill him, while the creature wishes to seek revenge on Frankenstein for living a miserable life. He is also seeking revenge on Frankenstein by threatening him to choose between complying with his demands or letting your family die. Furthermore, the theme of light/dark is present in both as in Othello, Iago says that he will turn Desdemona’s king act into something evil and dark. The contrast between light and dark is shown as Desdemona’s good deed is the light and way Iago will portray it to Othello is the dark. Similarly in Frankenstein, the light dark imagery is present, although not as evident, in that the way the creature communicates to Frankenstein is somewhat light, as he is talking in a calm and reasonable manner. The darkness is shown when he threatens Frankenstein with the ultimatum, comply with my demands or he will kill all of Frankenstein’s friends and

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