"Hamlet", by William Shakespeare and "Frankenstein", by Mary Shelley, share the common theme of revenge. They are comparable pieces of literature on the aspects of characters, settings, plots, and tone. Hamlet in Hamlet and the monster in Frankenstein are similar because they both want to claim revenge. The settings of the two pieces of literature are different as Hamlet is set in the late medieval era and Frankenstein is set in the eighteenth century, but both authors use the settings to convey the major theme of revenge. The plots of the two stories are similar because in both plots the main characters are aiming to claim revenge. Due to the revengeful aspects of Hamlet and the monster, both authors convey a dark and tragic tone in their writing. Shelley and Shakespeare wrote in different eras, but their works of Frankenstein and Hamlet are very identical. .
In "Hamlet", by Shakespeare, the main character and protagonist is Hamlet. Hamlet always feels revengeful towards his mother, Gertrude. The fact that Hamlet's father dies, is the main point that leads to his revengeful attitude. Hamlet wants to hurt his mother because she got married to Claudius so fast after his father's death. He thought that this was disrespectful since she was happy instead of mourning over his father's death (1.2.129-159). Due to his mother acting this way, he feels that he needs to claim revenge and show her that she should have mourned over King Hamlet's death. This theme ties into Frankenstein since the monster is also trying to claim revenge over his "mother, " Victor Frankenstein. .
"Frankenstein", by Marry Shelley, is centered on Victor Frankenstein. Early on in the book, Victor gets interested in the science of anatomy and wonders where life comes from. He goes on to collect body pieces and then creates a monster from them. The monster does not look beautiful, but rather scary and unattractive. A common behavior in society is to shun scary and unattractive people.