The Downfall of a Dictator Ferdinand Marcos‚ the man who would be President: his was a story of success. It was a long‚ arduous climb to the highest office in land. He worked hard to achieve it. It was not an easy road – there were frustrations‚ obstacles‚ and public scandals along the way. But he made it. Despite seemingly irreversible defeats‚ he fulfilled what he promised his mother: “For every tear you shed now‚ there will be victory.” (People Power: The Philippine Revolution of 1986) Ferdinand
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contrast between inspired military excellence and disappointing moral failure. Although he was a brilliant and accomplished military strategist‚ Alcibiades’ lack of moral fortitude‚ and his provocation of the Athenians into reckless action led to his downfall‚ and that of Athens. Although Alcibiades was a man of prodigious gifts who could have led Athens to military dominance‚ he gave in to base self-interest and lack of self-control that caused him to alienate his friends‚ waste his military genius‚
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uses the portrait to convey the true nature of Dorian’s soul‚ which he covers in order to hide his internal ugliness. In Streetcar‚ William’s uses lighting effects and music in dramatic expression to convey how Blanche refuses to acknowledge the reality of fading youth and past trauma. Blanche uses a lantern to avoid light and protect her from reality and when‚ in the final scene‚ Stanley “seizes the paper lantern‚ tearing it off‚” she “cries out” as he has metaphorically stripped her of protection
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Downfall of the Macbeth’s If one has the firmness of killing another‚ will that person collapse to the forces of guilt and turn themselves in‚ or will that person suffer the effects of guilt and try to live through their troubles? Guilt can cause many people to turn themselves in or can make people succumb into a deep hole. In the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare reveals that the effects of guilt can cause the downfall of one’s status and more importantly‚ their inner being.
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their own fantasies. Tennessee Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire depicts Blanche and Stella’s lives as lies‚ while revealing how they do not wish to face their own realities‚ for they will never to able to live the life they have always hoped for. Throughout the play‚ Blanche is living a lie and existing in a fantasy. Blanche DuBois‚ who is lost and confused‚ lies to herself through the entire play. At the beginning‚ Blanche lies to her sister‚ Stella‚ about taking a break from her school teaching
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Downfall of Othello Humans feel the need to interact with one another‚ to fulfil this need humans build relationships. These relationships can either bring great joy or can become the very cause of human frailty. In the play ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare we witness the downfall of the main character Othello and the underlying factors which lead to his downfall. One of the main factors is the relationships he had with others. The relationship between Othello and Iago is built on friendship
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A Streetcar named Desire Tennessee Williams “Stella!” Gegevens Titel: A Streetcar named Desire and Other Plays Auteur: Tennessee Williams Uitgeverij: Penguin Classics Jaar: 2000 Druk: 13 ISBN: 0-14-118256-3 Biografie en bibliografie auteur Tennessee Willams (1911 – 1983) Playwright‚ poet‚ and fiction writer‚ Tennessee Williams left a powerful mark on American theatre. At their best‚ his twenty-five full-length plays combined lyrical
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The fall of the Roman Republic and the influence of Cleopatra and the main male figures around her – Caesar‚ Antony and Augustus – for this has to be looked at in good detail. This essay investigates Cleopatra’s role in the downfall and comes to the conclusion that she may have had some of the blame because she can be seen as responsible for causing both Caesar and Antony’s reputation fall and with this their support nearly disappear in both the general public and the senate. Also‚ without her‚ Antony
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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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sweet and fragile Blanche opposed to the cruel and savage Stanley. The play also highlights other dichotomies such as strong and delicate‚ hidden and open‚ and purity and filth. Basically‚ Tennessee Williams uses dichotomies to show main points of theme‚ and Tennessee Williams also use dichotomies to show that viewing life in clear cut options with no grey area is a cause of many problems. One of the main of the themes shown
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