Jameson Frank once said, "Our greatest battles are those with our own minds. In other words, internal conflicts can be even more detrimental than external ones. The conflict could be over any number of things, such as deciding between right and wrong and whom to believe." The character Othello, in the play Othello, by William Shakespeare, and Victor in the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, demonstrate the ideas presented in this quote. Othello must decide whether to trust Iago or Desdemona in terms of her loyalty and Victor must choose between accepting responsibility for his creation or deny its entire existence. They have different conflicts, but are still at war within their own minds. Many examples from Othello can support the ideas within this quote. Othello has been fed lies by Iago and has to figure out if he is really telling the truth about Desdemona or not. One example is when Othello is preparing to kill Desdemona in her sleep. He enters her room completely convinced she has cheated on him and refuses to believe her denial of the charge. Othello tells Desdemona his proof is in the handkerchief, which he gave her as a wedding gift but was found with Cassio earlier in the play. This confrontation highlights one side of Othellos internal conflict over whom to believe, because he wants to believe his wife is loyal but in reality he has been incredibly deceived by Iago's lies. Dramatic irony is used in this scene to demonstrate the stark contrast between what the audience knows to be true and what Othello believes because of Iago. A second example from Othello comes shortly after his attempt to kill Desdemona when Emilia enters the room and tells Othello that Roderigo is dead but Cassio is still alive. Othello believes that Iago had killed Cassio and that killing Desdemona was his second act of vengeance against their affair. Now, he begins to realize all of Iago's lies and begins to see how grand a mistake he has made. This