Blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can be pointed in several different directions. Not only characters were accountable for the calamity. Three main non-human contributors to the tragedy were fate‚ impulsiveness‚ and time. Fate played a part in Romeo’s banishment from Mantua. His absence from the scene set a clear path for Paris to pursue his love interest. Romeo’s impulsive behaviour guided him to make the decision to end his life after hearing the news of Juliet’s death. Time was sped up
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Who was to blame for the Cuban missile crisis? The U.S had part of this crisis as they overreacted to the fact that the U.S.S.R was importing missiles into Cuba. They made Cuba tense because they tried to invade Cuba twice. The Cubans needed and help and the U.S.S.R were there to help. If the U.S didn’t try to invade Cuba then it wouldn’t cause so much tension thus the crisis not happening. Also if they haven’t set up a base in Turkey then this wouldn’t have led the Russians to put missiles in
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In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko describes himself as a kid who would eat regularly at fast food restaurants until he got “lucky”. He argues that most teenagers eat fast food instead of healthy and nutritious food. I‚ on the other hand‚ had a very different experience as a child. At my house there was always an emphasis on nutritional health. From an early age I had a vast amount of knowledge about which foods to eat and which to avoid. My dad is very particular about the
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Who is to blame for the deaths of these two young adults? Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare ending with the deaths of two star-crossed lovers. Many events occur that lead to their deaths. Also‚ many characters have performed specific actions that push these two lovers closer towards their death. In my opinion I believe the Friar is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Friar agrees to marry the two‚ he helps Juliet plan a fake death‚ and lastly Friar never
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The Crucible Literary Essay How far is Abigail to blame for the events in Salem? Abigail is one of the main characters in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’‚ and is often depicted as the villain of the play. Some of her actions lead to the witch trials and the hysteria in Salem. This essay will analyse to what extent the character of Abigail is to blame for the events that occur in Salem‚ and therefore if the opinion that many people have on her is correct. On the one hand Abigail can be seen as she
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The death of two lovers; a very tragic event that was anticipated by the readers. Why did these lovers die? Was it their own fault? Or was it someone else? Romeo and Juliet were obviously not completely mature yet; they just weren’t old enough. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ the definition of immaturity is “lacking complete growth‚ differentiation‚ or development.” This definition easily describes the two main characters in the play. The play that these characters come from is Romeo and Juliet
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Sometimes people do things without thinking then regret their decisions later. In addition to that‚ people might not even consider all their options before making a big decision. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does both of these things. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for these star crossed lovers deaths for many reasons. Some reasons are he tends to do things for the wrong reasons‚ he doesn’t think things through‚ and is quite forgetful. Friar knows that Romeo and Juliet are
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The long wait is finally over! Last week‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino‚ and the lovely Countess Olivia had met right outside of the madame’s house. Yet‚ the meeting didn’t meet our expectations‚ as the grieving Olivia had rejected Orsino once again. Whether the fault is on the unfaithful worker‚ Cesario‚ we don’t know! Orsino had fallen in love with the noblewoman Olivia‚ and his passion increased every time his messenger informed him that she had‚ once again‚ refused his confessions. Olivia has
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There have been millions of tragedies written throughout the ages. One finely written example of this is Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. In this tale‚ Oedipus is the ruler of Thebes and the city is suffering from a plague. Oedipus sent his brother-in-law Creon to the “Pythian halls of Phoebus” to talk to the oracle about how to rid themselves of the plague. Creon reports back and tells the ruler that once they find the killer of the previous king‚ they will be free of this curse. Through a strange turn
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mixed up in a forbidden love. Not even the word ‘forbidden’ could stop their fiery love for each other. The two never expected to have to die for their love to be recognized but unfortunately that’s how it was. While many characters can share the blame for the deaths of the star-crossed lovers‚ the guiltiest of them all are Juliet’s parents. Young Romeo and Juliet’s
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