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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How far did Richard III demonstrate the capacity to be a good king 1483-1485? (24 Marks) Richard III demonstrated a great capacity to become a good king. Whilst in charge he made many wise decisions and the bad choices were made with the best of intentions or due to necessity. I will show how far he had the capacity to become a great king. Richard tried to end the war of the roses and placate the Lancastrians by honouring Henry VI through a ceremonious reburial‚ and by trying to build bridges with
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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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How he came to power? http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tuthmosis3t.htm Thutmose III was the son of Thutmose II‚ fourth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty‚ and one of his minor wives‚ Isis (Ese). Thutmose III came to the throne at about the age of 10 and is thought to have been married to Neferure‚ daughter of Hatsheput‚ his father’s great wife. It is thought that due to his father’s ill-health Thutmose III shared the regency at some time prior to his accession in c.1504 BC. Hatshepsut‚ because
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SYNOPSIS Richard Clayton Harwick’s father is ill and this worries everyone in Harwick Hall. Before his death‚ he tells Richard to take care of his mother and sister‚ Lilith and Charlotte Harwick. After that‚ Richard not only feels sad for his father’s death‚ but also because his father had only thought of his mother and sister instead of him until the end of his life. Later in the story‚ Lilith marries Reverend Coldstone‚ a priest who is cruel towards Richard but is very nice towards Charlotte
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