Anybody ever read both Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment and Shelleys Frankenstein ? Both of the main characters in these novels committed murders with very different motives, granted that both novels are fictional, but they are both explorations of the most powerful human and sometimes seemingly inhuman emotions and the consequences of acting upon them in their utmost extremes. I am in essence, weighing up their respective inherent moralities as a means of determining which character is more or less guilty or innocent as far as their motives are concerned, keeping in mind of course that the act of murder is itself ultimately completely and unquestionably reprehensible and undeniably punishable. So with the question of motive being the deciding factor in this particular discussion, which fictional character is the less guilty? Raskolnikov; who committed a double murder in the name of idealism and the thought of ridding humanity of a moral parasite in order to reduce, overall, the quantity of evil extant in the world ( at the expense of his own conscience)........ ....... or, Dr Frankensteins creation, otherwise known as the Frankenstein Monster, who, after having been brought to life, was rejected (due to his hideous appearance, not only by his creator but by every other human with whom he was unfortunate enough to cross paths with in-spite of the fact that he loved them) whom he then set out to punish by murdering every one of his creators love ones after having been roused into a perpetual state of revenge by the undeniable realization that he would never enjoy the very things that he was created to enjoy and share in alongside his creator. Would be interested in hearing any and all comments. .............and BTW, I am completely unprejudiced, so feel free to express your opinion no matter which way it falls.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:06:06 +0000
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