Frankenstein #2

1. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was known for being extremely intelligent. Prometheus had the intellect to steal fire from Zeus and give it to humans. His punishment for stealing from Zeus was that he was chained to a rock and an eagle would eat his liver neach day. Everyday his liver would grow back and the eagle would eat it again. It is said that Prometheus can be credited with the existence of mankind as mankind would not have been able to function without the existences of fire.

One can make many similarities between Prometheus and Frankenstein. Frankenstien can be made out to be a Promethean character. Both Prometheus and Frankenstein had a very strong intrigue in human life. Prometheus wanted to give humans fire to humans to keep them alive while Frankenstein wanted to make a human come to life. Both of them became totally obsessed to the point where Prometheus stole from a God and Frankenstein would use human body parts to restore life.

Their obsession of humans eventually led to each's downfall. Prometheus was chained to rock and had his liver eaten out and lived a very painful life while Frankenstein, had to endure alot more mental punishment rather than physical punishment. He had to live with the fact that he had created a monster and he was unsure what this monster had the capability to do.

2. Dr. Faustus was a character that also had an obsession: an obsession to know more. He made a deal with the devil. He was able to gain knowledge and power but at the same time, he had to sell his soul to the devil. His new knowledge was enough to completely captivate his life as he stopped caring about many things and this led to him becoming very unhappy and eventually to his downfall.

Dr. Faustus and Frankenstein are almost the exact same person. Both Faustus and Frankenstein become completely obsessed with the will to know more, that they both lose interest in the little things that make life worth living for. Frankenstein obsesses about his creation and loses touch with his family and is eventually a hermit because he is so isolated. Both Faustus and Frankenstein become miserable because of the amount of time they spent of work. All-consuming ambition can be postitive as one can really be dedicated to a goal they are trying to acheive but at the same time, it can physically and mentally drain a person and lead to that particular person's downfall.