Is Macbeth a Hero or Villain? Written by: Justine Johnston The play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare is about a fascinating character known as Macbeth. Do we consider him a hero or a villain? There has been much questioning over this. As the story goes on‚ Macbeth went down many changed turns‚ some for good‚ and some for bad. Macbeth goes from a nice hero to a mean villain all in a small period of time. Many actions made Macbeth into a good person at the opening of the play‚ which gave him
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After reading Howard Zinn’s viewpoint on Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and the human progress I can now confirm/characterize that Columbus is‚ as historical figure‚ not a hero‚ but somewhere in between being a hero and a villain (being more towards a villain). Throughout the whole reading the reader can notice how Colombus’ mistake of finding a new route to Asia and mistakenly discovering an unknown land to the Europeans caused great pain for the natives who were forced into labor/made into slaves to go
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Andrew Jackson a Hero or a Villain During Jackson’s presidency many would say that he was a hero while others would speak of him as a villain; it all depends on the point of view one perceives it. If someone was a farmer or a common man‚ they most likely would say he was a hero‚ but if an individual was a Native American or from South Carolina they would probably refer to him as a villain. Andrew Jackson was born poor in the border of North and South Carolina and raised by a single mother‚ which
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History Essay Oliver Cromwell-Hero or Villain Oliver Cromwell was one of the leaders of the parliaments army in the Civil war. Some people think that Cromwell is a hero but others think he is a Villain. Puritans think Cromwell was a hero because Cromwell‚ Himself was a puritan. During the war the soldiers thought he was a hero so they made him cheaf-in-command. The Church of England and Catholics thought that Cromwell was a villain. When Cromwell brought the army into parliament‚ many
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Wuthering Heights‚ one of the main characters‚ Heathcliff‚ makes this transition from the beginning of the story to end. At first ‚ he is sympathetically portrayed as a boy who was shoved into the Earnshaw family‚ then he becomes this innocent boy who has this never ending love for Catherine Earnshaw‚ and finally he transforms into this extremely revengeful man who will stop at nothing to try and undo all the wrong things that were done to him. Heathcliff goes from being the victim of the story‚ to
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than most people in his class‚ until the Civil war began in 1642. There has been much debate over whether Cromwell was a hero who saved his country from a maniacal dictator‚ or a villain who simply became one. This will likely never be resolved‚ but I have attempted to put forward some reasons for each argument and my decision based on these reasons. Cromwell was a villain for many reasons including: He closed Parliament‚ this was the reason he executed Charles 1st. He executed the king
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found America but all he did was take over a natives land. Christopher Columbus was a villain because he took over land of the natives and made them believe and turn into a Christian. He wanted to find the fastest way to Asia‚ he wanted to get some money so he wanted to search for gold and tried to marry the queen because he knew the queen was wealthy and he knew he wasn’t wealthy. Cited from the “Hero or Villain worksheet.” Christopher Columbus’s legacy was that he “discovered america” but he just
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Who or what does Heathcliff represent in Wuthering Heights? Is he a force of evil or a victim of it and how important is the role of class in the novel‚ particularly as it relates to Heathcliff and his life? The ’moral ambiguity‚ glamour and degradation that is Heathcliff’ (same as below) forms the ultimate focus for the novel Wuthering Heights‚ beginning as Heathcliff is brought into the Earnshaw family‚ with his evil machinations completely driving the story and his death marking the conclusion
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Was Oliver Cromwell a Hero or a Villain? There are many interpretations of Oliver Cromwell as he lived in the 17th century‚ he was seen differently at that time than he is seen today. There are different interpretations because historians might have been biased because they were on one side at that time and unbiased now. Another reason could be that people at that time knew more about him then people do now. However‚ religion and nationality changed people’s minds too. Oliver Cromwell could be
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Columbus can be called a hero or a villain. He has made many choices in life to give himself these two titles. Columbus is a hero in many ways. “From his last year his reputation dripped.” (Fernandez) Columbus before he turned into a self centered person‚ he brought many new ideas to the table. He wanted to discover new lands and he did that. He found new lands as well which was success for Columbus. People were in awe of Columbus’s strength and heart to find these new lands and find them he did
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