In the Roman language‚ the meaning of Montresor is “to show fate’’. In the opening of the story‚ Montresor states why he desires Fortunato downfall. “The Cask of Amontillado’’‚ a short story by Edgar Allan Poe in which a man named Montresor seeks revenge on a well respected and feared men for insulting his family name and hurting him verbally countless of times. Montresor honors his family’s name‚ motto‚ and coat of arm‚ these things are vast significance in the story of “The Cask of Amontillado’’
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for Othello’s tragic downfall. The Honorable Othello Othello’s success at being one of Venice’s most decorated and reputable generals has brought him a much higher status than he could have ever hoped for in any other profession and this in turn allowed him the chance to meet and court Desdemona. But we notice how naive he is‚ when he says “Iago is most honest”. This shows how gullible and naive Othello is and how this ultimately leads to his downfall. Othello’s downfall can be blamed on the
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Macbeths Downfall In the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a successful and noble Thane of Glamis. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies that guide him to his downfall‚ but in the end it was his own selfish decisions that caused his demise. The other person that is blamed for Macbeth’s destruction was his wife Lady Macbeth because she was able to manipulate and control his self-esteem by playing with his courage and bravery. However‚ Macbeth was only guided by his wife; he chose to play out
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Othello is a story about a military leader who marries a younger venetian girl. Through a stage of events he is led to his downfall. What was it that initially caused the downfall of Othello? Was it Iago and his scheming ways‚ Cassio for being to good looking or was it Othello for is gullibility‚ insecurity and his jealousy of others. Othello ultimately caused the downfall for himself due to his inability to trust his wife and find real evidence. Othello was a Moor meaning that he already had
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The Downfall of MacBeth MacBeth‚ Lady MacBeth‚ and the three witches are all to blame for the tragedy of “MacBeth”. Lady Macbeth is to blame through her convincing of Macbeth‚ MacBeth for following his ambition instead of his conscience‚ and the witches for putting the idea of being king into Macbeth’s head. “Let not light see my black & deep desires.” (I‚ i‚ 51) Lady MacBeth is to blame for the tragedy because she convinces & manipulates MacBeth into killing Duncan. She does this by insulting
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The movie Downfall‚ or Der Untergang‚ is a German film directed by Oliver Hirschiegel. Downfall tells the story‚ from Hitler’s private secretary’s standpoint‚ about the final days of Adolph Hitler leading to the eventual surrender of the Nazi Party. The movie was nominated and won several awards including being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year in 2005. Foreign language films are interesting to watch especially when they tell a story about history. The reason why
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Macbeth starts to degenerate into a murderous tyrant. The factor that led to his degeneration of character was his ability to be easily influenced by others. This intensified his drive and ambition to become King of Scotland. This flaw led to his downfall and later‚ death. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is portrayed as a loyal‚ brave and loving man. Macbeth’s loyalty and bravery is shown when one of the Scottish nobles‚ Angus‚ is sent from Duncan to pronounce him Thane of Cawdor. "And for an
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William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth show three main forces that create the eponym’s downfall. These are the role of the supernatural‚ the struggle between good and evil and Macbeth’s ambition guilt and fear. These all combine to create the massive downfall of power that Macbeth experiences during the play. The role of the supernatural has a key part in the creation of the downfall of Macbeth’s power. This is brought on by many factors associated with the supernatural. The witches are a central
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This causes an unfortunate turn of events for Macbeth. Over the course of the play‚ Macbeth evolves from a passive‚ honorable‚ and innocent man‚ to a hated‚ ambitious‚ and cruel murderer. Macbeth’s ambition makes him a tragic hero and leads to his downfall. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth stays true to his morals‚ but he changes so he can achieve his goals due to his ambitions. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth host King Duncan to dinner at their
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The Downfall of the Federalists" The Federalist were a powerful and incredibly influential party in the nations beginning history. Their party was packed with influential‚ men such as Alexander Hamilton‚ George Washington and Charles Pinckney. Although they are an example of great parties in our nation‚ they are also a tragic example of the quickness of political downfall. The Federalists’ downfall was caused mainly by the personalities of their party members‚ and therefore the collective personality
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