ClimaxThe climax in a story or any piece of literature is considerably meant to be the highest point of tension or built up action that creates the most conflict. The climax is usually only one point and sometimes toward the end of the book. For Frankenstein, the climax actually started with the murder of William by the hands of Victor Frankenstein's creation. Then the unjust trial and future death of Justine Moritz for the death of William then the murder of Henry Clerval. From that death, Victor was accused as the suspect and then trouble brewed with the encounter of the monster when Victor began the process of the newest creation basically of a bride. Then the monster begins to promise that the next time he will see him is on his wedding night to Elizabeth. Then in chapter 23, the monster murders Elizabeth and this occurrence opens the eyes to readers and especially to Victor in the way he begins to understand why the monsters has done these things to people in his life and not him. He discovers that the monster/ pieces motive is to make him (Victor) suffer the same way as being abandoned feels. So from then on Victor changed how everything was going to be and now no more science was in the picture and all that would be done is struggling to destroy the creation/ monster/ pieces. The quote, "Great God! Why did I not then expire! Why am I here to relate the destruction of the best hope and the purest creature on earth?" on page 186. This really represented the climax because this was directly after the horrible murder of Victors bride and the tension for Victor was so built up and tense from what had happened and this extended this horrible climax.
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DenouementA denouement is eventual and final outcome of a story. Typically known as the falling action because at this point the plot is ending and whatever left for characters to do they will do and many secrets, if any are revealed. In the circumstance of Frankenstein, the falling action or outcome leads to the murder of Elizabeth and Victor being able to understand why everyone he is close with is being killed and leads to his eventual quest to destroy his creation. Which this final act on Victors part is definitely outlined in the letters giving the reader insight of what the end will be and why Victor really is in the ice terrain. The denouement really relates to other pieces of literature in the way that everyone keeps dying and everything that the monster has done is out of revenge, but in Hamlet it is for a physical cause and Frankenstein it is a state of emotions and treatment of the character. This situation at the end of the book is definitely the denouement because all problems are being solved and all of the issues throughout the book are tieing together to make sense to the leading character Victor.
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The satire in Frankenstein of life and death is how Victor focuses so much on his ideas of making new creatures and learning how to bring back the dead that he doesn't really see all the death that is going on his life. An instance in the book is that when Victor is first starting his transition after making his monster he gets a letter about how his brother had passed on. This is satire because the comparison between these two ideas seem critical of issues and the behavior of this leading character, the protagonist, and make the reader thing of humorous situations in which both joy and sadness are joined from the events. Then later on in the book it appears again with Victors start of the newest creation, this time female, and then his closest friend is killed.
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SatireA satire is considered to be a technique used to expose and criticize foolish behavior and social issues with a sense of humor attached so that the piece seems to be a comical piece of writing to keep the reader interested and much more intrigued. Although the whole story of Frankenstein seems to not show as much satire, the plot and scenarios mentioned in the book really demonstrate a satire. First of all, Victor Frankenstein, overdramatizes situations in which he is the real problem. In the scenes following his creation of the monster, he became fairly ill. I think that this is a satire at this point because it just shows how ridiculous Victor can be with overreacting to his creation and leaving it yet he said he wouldn't abandon it but does. From this comes his full ideas of life and natural philosophy which, as I read, made me laugh a little because he got discouraged from his father yet still does this study out of joy and interest and ends up hating it after creating life. On page, 43, Victor says " I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless think..." this shows the satire in all during this scene with how much excitement Victor has making it seem comical when he freaks even more out when the full monster is moving. Yet later in the book he deals with this type of situation again when making a bride to the monster. This really shows his eagerness but unfortunate luck that makes it so comical with all of the actions through the book that the monster describes. There is that type of satire present that relates to the trial and error of Victor Frankenstein and then there is one that deals with the thoughts of life and death featured together.
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