Midterm Draft

Jeremy Simpson

Dr. Lucas

873 AC

March 10, 2020

Victor Frankenstein and the Ancient Mariner have quite a bit in common, but they also have their differences. Victor Frankenstein created a monster after he had nobody else to go to and was in a bad state of mind, soon realizing after he created the monster that it was a horrendous idea. The Ancient Mariner was on a voyage with his crew when an Albatross showed up which was known to bring good fortune and good omen to the ship. The Ancient Mariner decided to shoot the Albatross dead with his crossbow. This is just one instance of how these two are similar in their own ways.

The events leading up to making the monster were very thought out and there were many preparations made even though he thought this out in a very bad state of well being. There were not many events that led up to the killing of the Albatross, “From the fiends, that plague thee thus!– Why look’st thou so? — With my cross-bow I shot the albatross.” (450)  It seemed rather sporadic and not very methodical, indicating that the Mariner immediately realized it was a mistake. Another significant difference between the two is that Victor Frankenstein created a monster, basically creating life in the process. The Ancient Mariner took life in the act of killing the Albatross.

They both made huge mistakes but didn’t realize until after it happened. Victor Frankenstein didn’t realize he made a mistake until after he realized the monster was a terrible thing. The Ancient Mariner didn’t realize him shooting the Albatross was a mistake until the whole crew ended up dying and the rest of the voyage was horrible. However there are differing repercussions of their actions. While there are many differences and similarities between these two, they look very different from an outside perspective until you actually look at it and dissect the information between both of these.