Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Literature Frankenstein Act 4 - Coggle Diagram
Literature Frankenstein Act 4
Plot
Climax in Act 4
Victor agrees, then changes his mind and destroys the female creature.
The Creature swears revenge: “I will be with you on your wedding night.”
Tension
Between personal happiness
Between creator and creation
Main Conflict
The Creature demands a female companion
create another monster or risk the Creature’s revenge.
Thematic concept
Responsibility
Victor’s refusal to take full responsibility for his creation leads to tragedy.
Loneliness
The Creature’s pain comes from being unloved and unwanted.
Revenge
The Creature’s actions are driven by pain and vengeance.
Victor’s refusal to understand him fuels the violence.
Playing god
Victor’s ambition and attempt to control life and death result in horror.
characterisation
Elizabeth
Innocent
symbol of hope and normal life
victim of victor's choices
The creature
intelligent
demands love and justice
feels abandoned
uses language to persuade
Frankenstein
obsessed
regrets creating the creature
feels responsible but also defensive
torn between moral duty and self-preservation