Compare the ways in which Macbeth and Frankenstein are presented as flawed heroes.

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Compare the ways in which Macbeth and Frankenstein are presented as flawed heroes.

Neither Macbeth or Frankenstein are monsters, in fact at the start of their stories (in a time sense) both show acts of courage and loyalty, this however is destroyed by their vaulting ambitions. Frankenstein is keen to have power over nature, and conquer death by creating life however he creates a monster that should not live, this then destroys his loved ones and eventually Frankenstein. Macbeth also has a huge ambition and moves from a trustworthy valiant warrior to a murderer full of deceit who destroys every threat to become king and remain king. Macbeth by Shakespeare conforms to many of Aristotle's characteristics of a tragic hero, where the hero starts heroic but has a major flaw which destroys him. Whereas Frankenstein is created on the back of fears to Galvanism in the 19th century and the main character is the representative of the scientists.

The structure of Frankenstein makes it evident that his tale will be a cautionary one as he retells the story of his misguided mission. Frankenstein can be viewed as a flawed character from the start as he