Writing Through Transformative Works

Alex Bloom, formerly known as Alana Bloom, alters from someone blinded by Hannibal to seeing the true Hannibal in a jail cell. He changes from the more innocent boy who cared for Will’s dogs to the one who blindly shot a guard in order to let Hannibal loose. No matter how Will and Alex act toward each other, they have a deep relationship and only want the best for each other.

Being married to Hannibal Lecter was very difficult for Bedelia Du Maurier, considering she is interested in the opposite sex. However, she was able to enjoy Hannibal’s expensive taste in wine and get to know Hannibal more because she is aware that Hannibal is going to eat her in the future.

 Freddie is determined to make a name for herself so that people will not discriminate against her based on her race. Everyone deserves to know the truth and she believes that it is her responsibility to share that. Freddie cannot trust Will Graham or Hannibal Lecter because she is aware that they are full of secrets, some that they may even keep from themselves.

Frederick Chilton always seems to be finding problems with other characters which may be his attempt to keep his queer relationship a secret. He does not want this affecting how others view him especially in his line of work. Yet, he serves a role in the plot which may be why he is able to survive so many near death experiences.

Francis Dolarhyde seeks to become The Great Red Dragon. She murders families under the full moon so that their blood on her looks black when she goes outside. When transforming into The Great Red Dragon she is completely different: she talks loudly and without a stutter, she wears different teeth, and she kills without mercy and puts mirrors on the family members.

 Mason Verger sends chills throughout all of the viewers. He is a character that is difficult to understand and his childhood with his father most likely made him the way that he is today. He stabs pigs to test their fat, collects tears from little kids to drink in his martinis, and sexually abuses children.

Margot has been tortured with so much pain by her own brother that she is filled with rage and a sense of revenge to kill him and beat him at his own game. In the end, she is able to complete what she set out to do which shows how powerful women can be when they set their minds to things.

Jacqueline Crawford, formerly known as Jack Crawford, seems to care more about solving murder mysteries than caring for her agents. This is displayed when she allows Will to get further and further caught up in the dark mysteries that are altering him into a psychopath. When Will comes forth to Jacqueline to tell him how he is feeling different, Jacqueline simply states “Well, not feeling like yourself is kind of what you do.”

Will Graham has changed as a character throughout the series. He becomes darker and it is difficult to determine if this is a part of who he is or if Hannibal has made him this way. Yet, he understands that he does not carry good thoughts but he is unable to stop himself. He states himself “my thoughts are often not tasty.”

Anibell Lecter, formerly known as Hannibal, is known for her intelligence and darkness. She enjoys killing other human beings and feasting off of them. She attempts to spread her choice of meal to others by serving them human meat when they arrive for dinner as a way to make them as guilty as her. Yet, she does not feel any guilt.

The viewers are able to see Margot alter as a character until she is finally able to complete what she set out to do in the beginning, which is to kill her brother. In the end, everything seems to work out perfectly for Margot as she murders her brother and takes his sperm so that she is able to have a Verger baby and a future heir for the company. Alana Bloom is the one that carries the heir which solidifies their relationship together as Alana views this baby as her child as well. The relationship dynamics vary throughout the show as both Alana and Margot were sexually active with men in the beginning and are now happy together. This was an interesting twist in the series as there is nothing that hints at them being attracted to each other earlier in the show.

Hannibal feels double-crossed when he realizes that Will has been playing him while he has showed Will his true self and dropped the façade. He had created a life where they could live happily together with Abigail and Will had ruined that and ruined Hannibal. The viewer sees the care that Hannibal had for Will when he cradles his face and states that “a place was made for all of us, together. I wanted to surprise you.” Yet, Hannibal stabs Will and leaves him bleeding out with Abigail. This shows how broken trust and relationships can deeply scar.

However, the other side of the argument is that he may be gay and seek to pursue a relationship with John Watson. This side argues that this is proved through the fact that Holmes wants to have Watson around him to keep him company, such as when he stated, “I am lost without my Boswell” in A Scandal in Bohemia. Although, this may refer to Watson as the narrator. We would not know about the meeting between the King and Holmes if Watson was not present.