Consequences Of Ambition In Hamlet And Frankenstein

Both the novel Hamlet, by William Shakespeare and the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, share the common theme of the cost of ambition. In Hamlet, the protagonist Hamlet discovers the cost of ambition when he vows revenge on his Uncle for murdering his father. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein observes the cost when he creates a monster, trying to unveil the secrets about life, and then monster gets vengeful when Victor doesn’t accept him. In both novels the protagonist Hamlet from Hamlet, and Victor from Frankenstein, pay for their actions through the deaths of many loved ones. The two protagonists Victor and Hamlet suffer the cost of ambition through the death of loved ones. In Frankenstein, Victor …show more content…
And it shows that in both of these novels because both of these men were too ambitious and focused on what they wanted that they not only lost themselves but their loved ones as well. In Frankenstein, Victor wanted to know the deeper meanings about life through science and I think that Shelley was trying to warn people not only about too much ambition but it's also a warning about the abuse and misuse of science by ignorant or irresponsible individuals. If Victor wouldn't have been trying to be God and create life or at least tried to give the monster a chance and didn't just push him away a lot of things would've been different. I think this book shows that if you're too ambitious about something you shouldn't really be messing with then you lose a lot of people along the way. In Hamlet, Hamlet wanted revenge on Claudius for murdering his father and I think Shakespeare also was trying to show that when you have too much ambition about something then you lose the ones you love. I think both Shelley and Shakespeare were trying to portray the message of having too much ambition can cost you your family and practically your life as well. Both the novels Frankenstein, and Hamlet, show you the cost of ambition. But it's deeper then that I think it shows that we should focus less on ourselves and more on our families and loved ones. I think the ambition of both the protagonists shows that too much ambition can cause a lot of pain and I think both of the protagonists learned that lesson a little too