The Nature Of The Monster's Three Tales

P.1. In “Monsters and the Moral Imagination” Stephen Asman believes monsters are lurking everywhere. But some fear of monsters are long gone past our times, but believes that monsters can send us fear instead of physical harm, and why do we call monsters, monsters if they're not real. But does believe that monsters have been on the rise over time. The rise of monsters could be tragedies that have happened in real life like 9/11 and believes that stress and trauma could be a huge role in the growth of monsters.

What does it mean when one describes a 'noble beast', and to what extent must a damaged character wreak havoc for their actions to be deemed monstrous? How do we define a monster? These questions are posed to readers of Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights, two novels tied by threads of revenge and discrimination. Both stories are about created 'monsters' and how they have been wronged by those around them. Those 'monsters' proceed to seek vengeance on the people who have harmed them. Several parallels can be drawn between Heathcliff and Frankenstein's monster, although the circumstances and results of their warping differ, and these comparisons help one determine whether their actions are justified or are impossible to redeem.

Lady Macbeth uses a metaphor to call Macbeth’s face a “book”, showing that one who does not mask themselves will be known to all. Like a book, Macbeth is open and non-secrete. However, Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeth to hide himself, so that he may hide the evil he holds within. The simile of the “innocent flower” shows that at first, Macbeth shall look caring and colorful, proving that one with a goal must set up a façade of pleasantry. But, Shakespeare incorporates a metaphor and allusion when Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to be the “serpent under’t,” illustrating that Macbeth only masks the evil inside him, and now lets it show over the good he once had.

When the creature describes killing William, he explains, “I grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet. I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph; clapping my hands,” (122). This leaves readers feeling disturbed, sympathizing for poor little William, and hating the creature for his brutality. The reader experiences similar emotions when the magistrate describes Henry Clerval’s body to Victor, “He had apparently been strangled, for there was no sign of any violence except the black mark of fingers on his neck” (153). It is alarming for readers to imagine the pain and fear that Henry experienced; in contrast to the joy that the creature must have felt.

In the article “Monsters and the Moral Imagination,” Stephen Asma, a professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar at Columbia College Chicago, argues that the existence of monsters have a purpose in our lives. It is not only to reveal our deepest fears, but to question our moral instincts. Being attacked by fictional monsters seems impractical, however, chaos and disasters do happen and exist in the real world. The creation of monsters is due to our reaction of our fears and the inability to control the world we live in.

After decades of collected prose and literary works, the nature of evil has been reintroduced through bombast and pomposity words, much like those found in Macbeth and Beowulf. These two masterpieces have set the standard not only for dark literature, but also for malevolent characters. While Macbeth and Grendel may have lived hundreds of years apart and do have many differences, both are characterized by evil traits such as naive ambition, rapacious guilt, and genuine immorality. These fatalistic and malicious characters expose that any man, or creature, has the potential to ultimately become an evil and commanding oppressor, completely disregarding the essential qualities of human

In the tragedy Macbeth; the reader witnesses the inevitable downfall of the tragic hero Macbeth as he attempts to do the impractical. While Macbeth turns from an admirable nobleman into the traitor fiend that is the result of his wife’s relentless coaxing, the reader distinguishes more and more of the “appearance versus reality” or the “things are not what they seem” theme that intertwines with Macbeth’s hubris thus leading to his downfall. As Macbeth furthers his plans, which fall in step with the weird sisters’ prophecy, he uses, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know,” (Macbeth, Act1.Scene7.Line82) in order to deceive his fellow noblemen and fulfill the prophecy of his becoming the Thane of Cawdor and the King of

I witnessed something my soul cannot bear. Compunction? Macduff does not have such a heart! I do not even want to begin to comprehend the tragic regicide. Of course, I only ever think; dare to speak as I am in no position to comment; now more than ever. They claim ‘the time is free’, but without Lady Macbeth’s presence, I have no purpose in the Cawdor Castle! What freedom do I now hold? Like that of an Autumn leaf, their popular colours have faded. Those that knew the Macbeth’s fathom their improper and tragic perception of happiness. Then again, who am I to assume their actions were accustomed? Innocence does not run through my veins.

When analyzed online many of the definitions you will find for the word monster include: a strange or horrible imaginary creature, one who deviates from normal or acceptable behavior, or an animal of strange and/or terrifying shape. (Merriam Webster) When observing the “Monster Theory” by Jeffrey Cohen and the 7 theses that he provides in this text, one can begin to somewhat disagree with these formal definitions and attempt to say that it has an even greater meaning. Monsters might scare us and frighten us because of their physical appearances but also can provide us with possible solutions to gaps and uncertainties in our mind that Sigmund Freud would label as “The Uncanny”. I can only but agree with

Macbeth, in his quest for kingship, contemplates murder to advance himself, however he is initially torn between right and wrong. To illustrate, Macbeth, in an internal moral struggle, says,

The monster giggles while I silently cry. It has curly short brown hair and blue eyes. Its nose is oval with giant, hairy NOSTRILS! Some parts of its skin are bright pink while others beige. It holds me with its two bulging hands, but I can barely endure it. It sits on the moist grass and holds me between its legs. It’s a shame that I had to be captured on such a sunny day.

‘Macbeth’ is a play in which a Lord and his Lady come into supreme power through acts of injustice and despicable inhumanities. In the play Macbeth there is no main focal theme that overrules the others; the play however has several underlying themes, namely there are important themes i.e. good and evil (like ying and yang), greed and power, guilt and conscience, fear, ambition – this leads to the murder of other people illustrating to the reader that even the most sane of people can result to character diminishing methods to get what they want. These particular themes are the most prominent and when closely looked at, it can help to understand characters and meanings behind the play. The theme of ambition is very important in this play,

In the play “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior, however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare, 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually leads to his tragedy, however strong diverging arguments are in existence. The intensity of Macbeth’s tragedy is dependent on whether or not the witches are “professed to be able to control the naïve, innocent Macbeth” or whether he is to blame

The themes of ambition, insecurity and the power of the ego are prevalent not just in current society, but also in Scotland during the period in which this play is set. Macbeth’s own interpretation of these emotions, provoked since the first encounter with the witches, is what makes him commit ruthless and immoral actions. The supernatural provokes

Macbeth is a tragedy of a Scottish general who dramatically “transforms” from being a noble and dutiful soldier to a ruthless butcher. This is a direct consequence of the supernatural world, his wife’s manipulation and persuasion, and Macbeth’s own ambition.