but are often ambitiously pursued with only the end result in mind. In William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Othello and Macbeth‚ an underlying connection of the result of blind ambition is presented. Through the use of ambition for power‚ love‚ and mental satisfaction‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that regardless of the source of ambition‚ if it is pursued without regard to morality‚ it results in destruction. Firstly‚ the desire for prestige and power by characters in both plays results in destruction. For
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Krause English 3 Stelling/Lauri Period 1 Ambition means a strong desire to attain success for one’s life. All of us have certain ambition. Some have good ambition such as to be a famous singer or an actor etc. Some others have bad ambition. Some want to be rich like Oprah Winfrey. Some want to be this person and that person‚ while some others want to be very rich. If one’s ambition is noble then he will surely succeed. On the other hand‚ if one’s ambition is selfish and narrow‚ he will surely fall
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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 downfall is caused by his Lady Macbeth’s persuasions‚ the Three Witches prophecies‚ and his own actions. Macbeth was going to kill King Duncan‚ but she just could not do it. One who introduced the concept of murder to Macbeth. Macbeth’s downfall is attributed to a sense of over-confidence and unchecked ambition‚ and the impact of the witch’s prophesy all three seal Macbeth’s fate and his destruction. At the start of the play‚ Macbeth is a loyal‚ courageous servant of the King of Scotland
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"Every one of you should have an ambition in life. Once you have got one‚ build a strong base and work your way to that ambition‚" lectured Mrs. Johnson as she walked back and forth in the front of the room. I could hear a faint snore in the back of the room. Everyone was watching the clock tick towards the end of the period. She just went on and on about setting goals. I t was boring beyond reason. I have already heard all this junk in my past years of school. Even watching a fly sounded much more
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Ambition is the strong desire to achieve something in life. A person without future ambition is like a relationship without trust. Having ambition requires continuous effort towards achieving it. One cannot achieve anything if one just day dreams and does nothing. My greatest ambition is to attend medical school‚ and become a doctor. I was inspired by my grandmother‚ as well as‚ the great passion I have in helping others. Seeing the person that one loves in agony is hard‚ but not being able
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")‚ but conspicuously rearranges it; where Brutus begins with "Romans" to reflect his appeal to their reason‚ Antony begins with "friends‚" which reflects the more emotional tact he will take throughout the rest of his speech. Remember also that Antony has entered the Forum with Caesar’s body in tow and will use the corpse as a prop throughout his oration. - / - / - / - / - / - I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him. Antony follows with a line of straight iambic pentameter punctuated
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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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analyzing Macbeth‚ the literary motif of ambition is exceedingly apparent. The witches’ prophecies at the beginning of the play catalyze the overzealous ambition of Lady Macbeth and subsequently Macbeth. I believe it’s important to note that Macbeth’s ambition is subsequent per se because initially he is not interested in usurping the crown by regicide‚ in fact he is extremely hesitant and guilt ridden by the whole process. Nevertheless‚ Lady Macbeth’s vehement ambition spreads like an infectious disease
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Julius Caesar Essay Throughout the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare‚ there is a very evident case of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a man of noble stature who is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.” “Julius Caesar” is about a group of Romans who conspire together to kill the very powerful Julius Caesar. After they kill him‚ Rome is turned against them and they have to fight for their
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