As a child‚ I went through a variety of spontaneous dreams and ambitions when it came to who I wanted to be when I grew up. My impulsive‚ yet frequent change of mind was based on my sole passion to help people‚ though I never had a true calling until I became a lifeguard. When I was younger‚ my Poppy died from a drowning accident. He had Parkinson’s Disease and had an at home nurse with him at all times. But this never stopped him from doing what he loved to do. One day he wanted to go for a swim
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English Assignment – Term 3 Representations of ambition within Macbeth Within Macbeth‚ there are numerous representations of human values and conflicts‚ including duty vs. desire‚ the effects of a guilty conscience on the human journey and the differences between genders‚ and the superiority of men within the play‚ and the modern era. The value foregrounded throughout this text is the representations of ambition within the play Macbeth‚ and we will be focusing on the protagonist of the story
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How Influential Is Macbeth’s Ambition In The Progress Of The Play? In ’Macbeth’‚ a play set in Scotland‚ William Shakespeare wrote a tragedy of one man’s ambition. It is the shortest of Shakespeare’s tragedies‚ and has a very fast pace. It tells the story of Macbeth’s ambition to be king‚ and the chain of damage he causes by pursuing this ambition. This ambition is the fatal flaw that causes his ultimate downfall. Once Macbeth’s lifelong ambition seems to be fulfilled‚ it causes consequences
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Mr. O’Brien | Macbeth | The Consequences of Ambition | | Sao Mir | April‚ 16 2012 | Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itselfAnd falls on th’ other. | One of the primary forces in Shakespeare’s most compact and sublime tragedy‚ Macbeth is the drive of reckless ambition in the title character and the consequences that follow such impactful‚ unchecked emotions. This is expressed very transparently in Macbeth’s character. It is known from the very beginning that Macbeth is highly ambitious
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Macbeth’s ambition is a driving force throughout the play that eventually leads to his downfall. In act one there are many situations where ambition is suggested to be Macbeths fatal flaw. Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor immediately after the strange witches’ prophecies. In this is scene the asides allow the viewer a glimpse of his ambition to become king. Macbeths aside “This supernatural soliciting/ Cannot be ill‚ cannot be good. If ill‚ Why hath it given me earnest of success‚ / Commencing in
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Ambition can be an amazing driving force that pushes you to accomplish your goals in life. However‚ it can also cause one’s downfall if they choose to ignore their conscience and let their strongest desires cloud their judgment. For instance‚ in the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth allowed his thirst for power to get in the way of his morality. He had given into his wife’s tempting words and betrayed those who trusted him‚ those who loved and valued his bravery and friendship. However‚ Macbeth had done this
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By focusing on the fact that Beowulf could have gotten someone else to kill the dragon overlooks the problem that perhaps no one else had the capability to kill such a dragon. Hrothgar and his people fought Grendel but never had the strength to defeat him. Grendel ruled over Heorot and slaughtered multiple citizens and thirty of the best men‚ and continued to murder every night. The island was in distress and fear‚ in addition‚ the people knew their king as a powerful and mighty leader‚ but paralyzed
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like a circle in the water‚ which never ceaseth to enlarge itself‚ till‚ by broad spreading it disperse to naught.” In other words the battles fought by men are followed by thousands of years legendary fame. The character Beowulf took his glory and ambition up to his death. The epic poem of ‚“Beowulf”‚ Unfortunately upon this date we have no trace who wrote it or when was Beowulf composed. The Anglo-Saxon people started the language of Old English but at this time there was no form of writing everything
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There is no man without an ambition in life. Some aspire to be rich‚ many hanker after name and fame and still others crave for power‚ position and social status in life. Honour and position do not last long. Fortune turns like a wheel. I have a strong desire to become a doctor and serve humanity. I do not want to become a teacher like my elder brother. A teacher’s lot is very hard. He is overworked but underpaid. He commands no respect in society. The so-called nation-builder cannot make both
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The Boy’s Ambition In the sleepy town of Hannibal‚ Missouri things are simple and easy. In the mornings things are quite and people are dozing off‚ but when the steamboats arrive at the wharf things become very hectic. Mornings in Hannibal are quite and sleepy‚ the streets are empty; people are still sleeping or are in their homes. Store clerks are napping against their store fronts. Wooden flats against the edge of the wharf‚ the water from the Mississippi softly crashing upon the town’s edge
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