statement‚ “a man’s character is his fate” is a very powerful statement that I strongly agree with. I believe this is true because‚ in my opinion‚ you choose your fate by the actions and choices you make every day and your actions and choices make up your character. Someone’s character can say a lot about them and your character most always chooses your fate. Your character determines what happens in your life and what path you take in your lifetime just as fate does. This is a strong quote because
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Does fate control you‚ or do your decisions control fate? In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the main characters fall in love but kill themselves at the end. Both Fate and personal choices had an impact on the characters in the play. Fate played a role when Romeo was asked by a servant to read the invite to Juliet’s party‚ but he had a hard time deciding whether to go to the party or not. “Servant: God gi’ go-den. I pray‚ sir‚ can you read?... Romeo: Stay fellow; I can read…(192)
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"Macbeth’s Freewill of Choice” Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. It tells the story of a man who makes bad choices based on the influence of others. Macbeth is an honorable solider until he meets three evil witches that know his deepest desire is to one day be king‚ so they tell him that he will be king one day. Macbeth immediately begins to have thoughts of murdering King Duncan even though he knows it is wrong. When Lady Macbeth learns that Macbeth will eventually
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The Right Choice Have you ever thought about saying something inappropriate‚ but you stopped yourself from doing it because you knew you were going to either cause problems or get in trouble? That is a reason why people should not be able to say or write whatever they want. People would constantly get in trouble and harm other people’s feelings or their way of life. People should not be able to say or write whatever they want because it will prevent people from constantly getting in trouble for
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Fate at work “Fate doesn’t care about your plans” by unknown. This is shown a lot in this play and this is true in every way. Sometimes your plans work out‚ but sometimes they do not work out. The play “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest tragedy play of all time. This play take place in Verona‚ Italy in the 19th century‚ where kings‚ queens‚ and servants still existed. This play is about two families’ vendetta‚ the Capulets and the Montagues
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Fate vs. Freewill In Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth‚ it is very debatable if fate‚ or freewill is what causes Macbeth to do the things he does through out the tragedy. Freewill is at work most through out the tragedy because Macbeth is convinced he can change or speed up the fate the three weird sisters prophesized for him at his own will. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth slowly begins to think he can modify his fate by using the prophecies told to Macbeth by the weird sisters and attempting to change
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Sophocles displays a topic that many people debate on: whether we believe in fate or freewill. Oedipus is king of Thebes. He came to his throne by killing his father and marrying his mother who abandoned him while he was young. The gods are all knowing and all powerful‚ so they had sealed the fate for Oedipus. Therefore‚ while Oedipus did make many mistakes‚ the gods are to blame because‚ because they control Oedipus’ fate and they put all the townspeople in Many mistakenly believe
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Fate: Is it just an excuse? Excuses are something people use to clear themselves or others of the blame of their own foolish actions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ it is not fate‚ but impulsive and desperate actions that bring about the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. In the Victorian era‚ fate was known as the development of events out of human control‚ and determined by a supernatural power. By no means was the demise of Romeo and Juliet out their control. It happened because of the choices
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Fate Vs. Free Will Antigone‚ the play‚ fuels the debate whether fate is stronger than one’s free will. Antigone’s fate was to die fighting for respect of her family. At first‚ Antigone’s fate was to live‚ but her free will let her to choose to disobey Creon’s law about burying her brother. When she made the choice to go against Creon‚ her fate was to die. Towards the end of "Antigone‚" Creon on changed his mind to kill Antigone but fate had already taken over and she died. Likewise‚ Creon’s fate
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Shelby Hall Smith ENG 221.02 11/18/09 Fate and Free Will in Dr. Faustus Since the fall of man it has been made very evident that human nature flees from admitting that it has done anything wrong. Being accountable for our own actions is a great idea in theory but goes against the very hardware of our DNA. In the garden‚ Adam and Eve fled and tried to hide and cast the responsibility for their disobedience onto each other and the serpent and throughout the ages this flaw in us has subtly infiltrated
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