The quote by Robert Kennedy "Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live." is basically saying that a person should learn something during a loss not live life in fear. At the end of Frankenstein, Victor faced terrible losses due to his hubris acts and had to faced consequences of losing everone close to Victor. Kennedy's message to Victor Frankenstein is to learn from his mistake not sulk in tears of the one's lost or fear the fate to come.
The quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein "You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks." is elaborating on the effects of tragedy, not only in Frankenstein, but in all people's lifes. When the tree bends it could always be put back in place or still get some kind of benefit. But when the tree breaks theres no fixing the loss. In Frankenstein, everone's death was a continuation of broken trees. Thir lives would never be restored.
The quote by Jaques Barzen"Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy." is one to be compared solely with Frankenstein. Victor was a genius to create his monster from scratch, but once Victor saw his creation he turned his back on him. Victor allowed his monster to get under his skin when the monster began killing all his friends. The monster knew that killing off all Victors loved ones would hurt more than anything else. The monster became the creator.
What quote? This would make no sense to someone not in this class. Published blogs need to be for a wider audience.
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