This essay serves as a way to understand the intertextual relationship between Hamlet and Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus, by showing readers the difference between revenge and retribution, as well as what prompts each of these two ideas, the influence of a father figure (or lack thereof) on a son’s moral compass, and the introspection of Hamlet and the Creature in what they are and who they become on their journeys of revenge. On the surface, the ideas of revenge and retribution are one
Carrie by Stephen King, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and “Wicked” by Winnie Holzman are all works that focus on constructing identities. Through this essay I will explain how the major characters in each work become who they are. Whether it be from the background they came from, experiences they've encountered, or the way they were taught to act. The authors did a great job explaining how people have these ideas and images of “what they should be,” and how they form an identity from those experiences