Shakespeare’s play Macbeth follows the tragic downfall of a great man. Macbeth was once thought of as noble and valiant but by the end of the play‚ a dead butcher. The murder of King Duncan marks the beginning of Macbeth’s downfall. This is more a result of Macbeth’s vaulting ambition than his belief in the supernatural. However‚ it is Macbeth’s belief in the supernatural that makes him continue on the path to downfall and ultimately lose all his honourable qualities. In Macbeth the witches symbolise
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‘Although Macbeth was written more than 400 years ago‚ it is still worth studying today because of its timeless themes‚ exciting plot‚ strong characters and vivid language.’ William Shakespeare’s works have been around for more than 400 years‚ and even though his words may be old‚ they are still works of literary art that have aided the study of English students around the globe. An example of a play would be the infamous Macbeth that uses timeless themes‚ a climatic storyline‚ in depth characters
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Oedipus; the blame for his downfall The prophecy given to King Laius and Jocasta stated that their new born child Oedipus will eventually kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent the prophecy from coming true‚ King Laius and Jocasta ordered Oedipus to be abandoned in the mountains alone to die. Oedipus‚ escaping death unknowingly with the help of the Shepherd‚ continued on living life with the King and queen of Corinth‚ before his journey to Thebes‚ where the prophecies came true. Oedipus’s
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A Fathers Downfall Hatred is defined as deep and emotional extreme dislike that can be directed against individuals‚ entities‚ objects‚ or ideas. Rex Walls‚ husband and father of four‚ was a man with a full plate from the get-go and encountered countless problematic situations and mishaps throughout his entire life. These circumstances and more is what led him to become a heavy alcoholic therefore titling him unsuitable and unfit to raise and take care of a family and finally bringing upon himself
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The Downfall of Othello Othello in the play appears to be strong and brave. He is a combination of greatness and weakness. Othello is intelligent and confident in military matters but socially insecure‚ one of the reasons that lead to his downfall. Othello is self-conscious and defensive about his difference from other Venetians. He sometimes even talks about himself as an outsider. He is different from those around him‚ due to his origins and his life history. More importantly‚ he is visibly
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The Downfall of Enron Valerie Glushkov Enron Company was once one of the biggest energy company in the U.S. Fortune magazine ranked Enron as #7 in April 2001 in Fortunes ranking by market capitalization of the five hundred largest corporations in the United States. On December 2‚ 2001‚ Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The unexpected and rapid collapse in the market value of this corporate giant has had immense consequences for nearly all of its stakeholders
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Okonkwo. Okonkwo is a completely self made individual that against all odds‚ rose to the challenge of life. No matter what life threw at him‚ he always met that challenge with brute force and determination. However‚ never did Okonkwo imagine that his downfall would be because of his own tragic flaw. Okonkwo’s violent and rash nature made him difficult to work with and gave people the wrong image of who he was. He was so distracted by trying to be anyone other than his father that he lost himself along
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MACBETH IS A HELPLESS VICTIM OF SUPERNATURAL AND EVIL FORCES‚ HENCE HID DOWNFALL AND DESTRUTION. Macbeth was a noble and loyal man‚ who would never harm his King. If it wasn’t for the influences of the witches and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he would have lived happily as Thane of Cawdor‚ an honorable title in itself. The downfall of Macbeth was ignited by the actions by those around him‚ mainly‚ and eventually‚ his ambitions took over. Macbeth never had the intention of killing his king‚ but was
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There have been numerous quintessential examples of wicked downfalls throughout the history of the world. A famous example would be when Moses led the people out of slavery in Egypt and because of that; it caused the emperor to go mad. In addition‚ because of his madness‚ that is what killed him and his entire army. But the French Revolution is one of the most devastating attacks against the Roman Catholic Church. It cost the lives of some many great people at the time. God writes straight with crooked
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The downfall of Oedipus or tragic flaw was when his father sent Oedipus to be killed by shepherd as a infant since the prophecy foretold that Oedipus would murder his father and marry his mother. Unfortunately the shepherd did not killed Oedipus but gave it away to a king and queen who cannot conceive a child of their own. As Oedipus gets older he is told he is adopted. Oedipus travels to Delphi to speak with the Oracle in order to learn the truth about his parents. The Oracle response to his question
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