Day: March 26, 2015

Controlled Assessment Prep

March 26, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Compare the ways in which Frankenstein’s monster and Caliban are presented as victims of circumstance in Frankenstein and the Tempest.

PLAN

P- point, E-evidence, A-analysis, C-comparison, C-context

INTRO

The author’s of the Tempest and Frankenstein have presented the characters Caliban and Frankenstein’s monster as victims of circumstance through the use of multiple language features, with the narrative and structural components.

 

PARA 1

FRANKENSTEIN THE TEMPEST
LANGUAGE: IMAGERY

 

‘I ought to be thy Adam but I am rather a fallen angel which drivest me from joy for no misdeed’

 

It shows that the monster is a victim who after the reader envisioning a supposed Adam falling (meaning alienated) they can understand his despair.

 LANGUAGE: IMAGERY

 

‘For every trifle are they set upon me’;

‘their pricks at my footfall’

 

It shows the powerlessness that Caliban has with pain at every step. He is obviously a victim here and imagery displays him as so, then the reader can imagine what such hardship is like.
SIMILAR SIMILAR

 

PARA 2

FRANKENSTEIN THE TEMPEST
LANGUAGE: RHETORIC DEVICES

 

‘doyou think then I was dead to agony and remorse?’

 

 

Emphasis to the reader, causing them to question the monster’s circumstances and realise he is a victim. A bold way of portraying him as so by the reader.

 LANGUAGE: PARATAXIS

 

‘How fine my master is. I am afraid. He will chastise me.’

 

 

 

Used for similar effect toemphasiseto the reader what Caliban is having to experiencein bold clear statements; so he’s a victim.
DIFFERENTTECHNIQUES BUT USED FOR THE SAME EFFECT

 

 

PARA 3

FRANKENSTEIN THE TEMPEST
LANGUAGE:HYPERBOLE

 

‘he was ugly then; but when those muscles and joints moved he rendered capable of motion even Dante could not have perceived’

 

 

Hyperbole by the writer, elaborates on the appearance of themonster, a simple statement isenough but if a reader understands such hideousness theyalso understand he will suffer at this fate; thusthe monster isa victim.

 LANGUAGE:HYPERBOLE

 

‘I say so; he that Caliban whom I now keep in service. Thou bestknow’stwhat torment I did find thee in: thy groans did make wolves howl’

 

 

The hyperbole again elaborates on the disgusting nature of the subhuman who actually ‘groans’ Caliban. He is mentioned like this by his master who obviously also can be shown as influencing the effect of Caliban being a victim as he is a slave. And that hyperbole shows such things but to a detail where all can be understood or even too much.
SAME TECHINQUEUSED TO DESCRIBE FOR F. AND DEVELOP CHARACTER FOR TT. BUT BOTH END UPAS VICTIMS

 

PARA 4

FRANKENSTEIN THE TEMPEST
STRUCTURE: FORESHADOWING

 

‘the whole village was roused’

 

 

A literary feature; a metaphor but only used to the advantage of the structural part,foreshadowing. The village means the world and how the village at time were scared and hating of the monster. So eventually the whole will be, thus he will be alienated and never able to find companionship or love. Therefore he’s a victim.

 STRUCTURE: FORESHADOWING

 

‘the Tempest’

 

 

Thetitle means a violent and wild thunderstorm. And usually at the end of such storms there is very little left just damage. In the case of any story for the antagonist (Caliban) he will be dealt with most. Which has been presented to the reader as a way of him being a victim, forced with many hardships. In this case; still being a slave.
SAME TECHINQUEUSED TO HINT/ WARN TO THE READER OF HOW THE CHARACTERS WILL END UP STAYING VICTIMS

 

 

 

 

PARA 5

FRANKENSTEIN THE TEMPEST
STRUCTURE/ FORM: FRAME STORY

 

 

 

 

 

The fact of a story in a story creates a larger sense of unreliability and mischief throughout the whole novel. Particularly when the creator (Victor) can do what he wants and change his story. Though this may/may not havehappened nevertheless he can easily deal more damage to the monster which obviously happens (abandonment) and not face as many consequences as if confession to a live audience. Instead such a feature can cause changes in detail, and more often than not it definitely is not to the aid of the monster; showing to the reader how he is quite the victim.

 STRUCTURE: ASIDE

 

‘That’s a brave god, I will kneel to him’

 

 

 

Caliban structurally is saying this to the audience, and narratively he is accepting a new master without hesitation, Trinculo. Anyone in this situation is to be considered a victim.

But the structure here tells us even to a ‘stranger’ audience Caliban is weary to go against any wishes of anyone of his masters. Especially as they cannothearthem
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUEINEVITABLY TO PRESENT THE CHARACTERS AS VICTIMS BUT BEFORE THAT TO SHOW IN DIFFERENT WAYS HOW A VICTIM CAN STAY A VICTIM

 

 

CONCLUSION

It is clear through analysis that the authors have very much so intended to indicate to the readers that Caliban and the monster are victims but to an intellectual capacity. Where the language obviously does this in similar and different ways but so does the structural components. It seems to believe the structure of a story can have any effect on the themes and circumstances surrounding a character, but that it apparent in both texts. There is a range of both techniques so overall, the intention of both characters as victims is the same but there is not a clear similarity or difference overall and should be considered varied.

Coursework Prep

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Paragraph 1

Topic Sentence: The authors of Frankenstein and The Tempest both employ imagery to depict the harsh reality that Frankenstein’s monster and Caliban face every day through no fault of their own.

F: image of a beautiful Adam which morphs into that of a fallen angel (a demon). Shows the pain of the monster not living up to Frankenstein’s expectations of him. This brings him great distress, yet it is through no fault of his own.

TT: image of Caliban feeling pain with every step he takes. Caliban says that every small mistake he makes is punished violently. Again, this imagery paints a violent and sad day-to-day life that Caliban has found himself in only because of poor luck (a victim of circumstance).

Paragraph 2

Topic Sentence: Both works employ hyperbole to evidence that Caliban and Frankenstein’s monster have had control over their lives and futures taken away from them, their lives being shaped solely by the circumstances others create for them.

F: Frankenstein was born so hideous that there is nothing he can do to redeem himself. Even Dante, who has walked through hell, could not stand to see him move. This hyperbole shows that his ugliness, which is completely out of his control, will control his life forever, as none will ever be able to see past it.

TT: Here Prospero states that Caliban is in his service, reinforces the idea of lifelong servitude again. The hyperbole refers to the groans of wolves that Caliban is said to have made when Prospero found him on the beach. This hyperbole makes Caliban out to be an animal. It has been said that what separates man from animal is that man has control over his future. By equating him with a wolf, Prospero implies that Caliban has no say over what will happen to him, and that Prospero guides his life as one would an animal’s.

Paragraph 3

Topic Sentence: In both works, the authors employ different literary devices to evidence the fact that both Frankenstein’s monster and Caliban have suffered horrible consequences from what those control them have done to them.

F: Using a rhetorical question emphasises the existence of a powerful creator, and the anger the monster has at how imperfectly he has been made. If the creator made him so hideous and violent, why would he then leave him with the ability to feel agony and remorse. Because of what his creator has done, he is filled with rage and agony.

TT: The use of parataxis (define in essay) in Caliban’s speech gives an impression of a paranoid, brainwashed, and scared man. The audience can clearly see that his master has taken over his life and thoughts. Prospero is thus in great part responsible for the poor state that Caliban is in.

Paragraph 4

Topic Sentence: Both works use foreshadowing to evidence that powerful God-like forces will impact their lives. In addition, the simple use of foreshadowing by the authors implies a certain sealed fate for these characters, further reinforcing the notion that their destinies are out of their control, and that they can do no more than suffer through whatever circumstances they are thrown into.

F: The fact that the monster was created by a maker foreshadows the fact that most of the difficulties and problems he will face in life will also have been created by this maker.

T: The title means a violent thunderstorm, at the end of which little remains unscathed. This foreshadows what will happen to Caliban, and suggest that forces more powerful than him have already pre-determined what will happen to him. Similar to a sailor caught in the middle of a storm, there is little he can do but wait and hope for the best.

Paragraph 5

Topic Sentence: Finally, the authors use different structural elements to show that the characters in both works have given up their autonomy to their masters, their fates subject to the desires of forces more powerful than themselves.

F: Frame story causes readers to experience the story of the monster through Victor’s narration. This emphasises the fact that his creator has complete control over his existence-as he can now paint the monster’s story exactly as he would like.

TT: The aside to the audience is a sign of defeat, with Caliban effortlessly accepting a new master to rule his fate, suggesting that his own destiny has been out of his control for so long that he is either no longer willing, or no longer able to control it himself, and is happy to hand it over to another powerful figure.