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    In the play of Othello written by Shakespeare‚ the destructiveness of Iago’s evil deeds are compared and examined against Othello’s race for his downfall. Othello’s race is an important factor which leads to his downfall. Without race‚ Iago’s plans would not be as destructive. The collaboration of these two components therefore resulted in such a tragedy. Othello’s awareness to his race increases as the play moves on from Act 1 to Act 3. In Act 1‚ it is obvious that Othello’s race stands

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    Hamlet's Tragic Flaws

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    A tragic flaw is the failing of a tragic hero‚ a character who suffers a downfall through the tragic flaw in mistaken choices or in personality. Hamlet’s tragic flawhis incapacity to act to take revenge for his father’s death. Which leads to him and many others including; his queen gertrude‚ Polonius‚ Laertes and Ophelia‚ to their deaths. When the Ghost‚ his dead father‚ appears to him and charges him with the effortful task of taking revenge for his most foul murder‚ Hamlet is motivated to accept

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    Macbeth Tragic Flaw essay

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    audience will feel that their downfalls are unjust. • They should not be too bad. Otherwise‚ an audience will feel no sympathy for them. • They must have an intrinsic character flaw ‘hamartia’‚ which causes them to do something horrific and instigates their fall from grace. Macbeth’s Bad Side It’s not difficult to explain how Macbeth conforms to the first of the rules above. As soon as the witches tell him that he’ll be king‚ he begins to have rather dark thoughts about how he can make it happen.

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    and thank you for your enthusiasm in wishing to audition for William Shakespeare’s Othello! Now‚ to be able to convey a character perfectly‚ one must know the culture‚ society‚ personality‚ relationships and various other components to portray the character as realistic as possible. This‚ you should know‚ in the dramatic world‚ is called realism. Now‚ you’ve all obviously been inspired by the character of Othello and let me tell you‚ that if you think it’s a piece of easy work and simply reciting

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    weaknesses‚ and there is always the chance that someone will use this flaw against that man. Shakespeare’s play Othello shows a great example of how one can control others exploiting their weakness and flaw. The character Iago‚ cunning‚ envious‚ and manipulative‚ is the centre of all evil in the play‚ managing to deceit everybody under his own disguise. For my project‚ I have decided to make a fish bowl illustrating how Iago has trapped Othello in a web of lies‚ blinding him from reality and the truth.The

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    Marvins Flaws

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    In comparison to his strong athletic sisters and brothers‚ he was a shy little mouse who always had his nose burrowed in a book. He was constantly pushed around by the other mice due to his small size and was never was able to‚ or even confident‚ enough to fight back. Instead‚ he vowed that one day‚ he would be able to accomplish a feat so great that nobody would be able to even challenge him at all. The only question was‚ what? Then the perfect idea came tumbling down into his head. Literally. As

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    Lady Macbeth's Flaws

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    always has a fatal flaw. A fatal flaw is the a detrimental error which leads to the downfall of a well respected protagonist. In the play the well respected protagonist is Macbeth whose fatal flaw is his ambition. Macbeth is also a typical stereotype men in the mid eleventh century. Macbeth was a loyal kinsman and a loving husband. Macbeth can be viewed as the hero at the beginning of this play because of his attitudes towards life‚ he values everything aspect of his life. However his ambition to become

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    Othello Essay Emilia and Desdemona are both confined within a patriarchal power structure‚ and although their responses to this dynamic are different‚ they both ultimately die because of it. Emilia and Desdemona reside within a patriarchal society. Emilia and Desdemona both react differently toward their husbands’ actions. Both Desdemona and Emilia die as a direct result of their husbands’ authority over them. Emilia and Desdemona live within a male-dominant society. Iago makes it apparent that

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    “The consistent opposition of Britain was the main cause of Napoleon’s downfall.” How far do you agree? INTRO PARA 1: Britain’s consistent and continuing opposition towards Napoleon was certainly a major cause‚ in the long-term‚ for his downfall. Britain had been an enemy of France since the brief period of peace caused by the Treaty of Amiens collapsed‚ in 1803‚ and continued to oppose Napoleon until 1814‚ the end of his reign. The British Navy was far superior to that of the French‚ as while Napoleon

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    Macbeth‚ is rivalled with several challenges throughout his journey to achieve the title as the King of Scotland. He acknowledges these challenges with immoral actions‚ as advised by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. Through his responses‚ Macbeth’s character flaws are revealed‚ such as his deteriorating moral judgment‚ corrupted sanity and his most fatal flaw of all‚ ambition. Macbeth’s mental health and moral judgment attribute to his character flaws‚ promoting the concept that human nature consists of both

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