Frankenstein's hamartiaA hamartia is a fatal flaw in a heroic character. This eventually lead to their downfall.
It's very popular from Greek tragedy works of literature. The Hamartia that is present in Victor Frankenstein, the novels protagonist, is the one of his extreme pride and arrogance. This causes his downfall. He strives to be the best scientist in the world. He creates life to prove this to himself, but doesn't ever think of the problems that it might cause. The monster that he creates causes his downfall. If he had not been so vain he would have seen that his actions are going to affect the being he creates, and not just affect his standing in the scientific community. |
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