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    Macbeth’s tragic flaw is his infatuation with becoming a high power‚ and refusing to disappoint his lady by being a "coward". Lady Macbeth’s definition of being a coward‚ is playing fair instead of playing dirty. Lady Macbeth insists he is a coward‚ and he will not become of the high power if he does not play dirty. When he shows his disinterest in playing dirty‚ Lady Macbeth manipulates him by telling him he is not being a man. Because of Macbeth’s infatuation with becoming of high power‚ and his

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    Oedipus Essay There has been many stories over time that the endings are not always the best. Due to the tragic flaws the protagonist had in this play‚ the ending was not a decent one. In the play‚ “ Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles‚ the protagonist which is Oedipus contains some flaws that makes choose the wrong decision while trying to solve his problems. These flaws is so devastating that it gets control of Oedipus. “ He has no clear vision which enables him to examine every side of matter with

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    Chapter 5 describes how‚ within the last century‚ mounting scholarly evidence has exposed institutional flaws within our judicial and police systems‚ resulting in the convictions of innocent persons for capital crimes. In some cases‚ overzealous behavior by police and prosecutors‚ led to the imprisonment of “factually” innocent defendants. While police sometimes coerced confessions or failed to conduct full investigations‚ prosectors and judges failed to evidence which might exonerate the defendant

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    Ah Fie's Flaws In Hamlet

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    upside down. Hamlet’s obsession with existential questions and passionate nature combine to create a flawed and problematic prince whose downfall is inevitable. Hamlet’s preoccupation with his own theoretical questioning proves to be a reoccurring flaw. His fixation is evident when he says‚ “Seems to me all the uses of this world! / Fie on’t‚ ah fie‚ ’tis an unweeded garden/ that grows to

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    fought for the Trojans. Even though Achilles eventually becomes Hector’s demise‚ while Achilles is away‚ Hector holds his own and really inflicts some damage on the Archean army. However‚ that does not go without saying that Hector had a few character flaws throughout the Trojan War‚ particularly toward the end of The Iliad‚ when Achilles returns to battle for the Archean army. Hector loses some of his bravery that is experienced by the readers whenever he decides to run away from Ajax‚ not only once

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    SUMMARY PAPER FOR CONVERGENCE FLAWS Juan Sebastian Betancourt This paper comments on the necessity and dream for many of a global set of accounting standards that can function all over the world; however it focuses on the flaws that would accompany this process. It also compares in an interesting way the future of this idea with current crisis in the European market‚ more specifically the Euro market situation and its currency. In the first part of the article the author makes

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    What is Oedipus’ tragic flaw? Tragic flaw is a failing of character in a hero of a tragedy that brings about his downfall. Oedipus appears to have many flaws on the surface namely his selfish temperament‚ curiosity and of course his hubris or excessive pride. Firstly‚ his superiority and projection of ego is proved in exposition‚ when Oedipus shows a paternalistic attitude towards his subjects by calling people ‘’children’’ about four times. Furthermore there is a repetition of

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    An expository essay: Tragic flaw in Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” In literature a tragic flaw refers in plain words when the main character ends up dead or defeated a characteristic feature of the heroes of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories‚ “Young Goodman Brown‚” “The Minister’s Black Veil”‚ and “The Birthmark”. However this concept is even more extensive and best explained in terms of “Hamartia”. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica that word can be understood as an inherent defect in

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    Analytical Analysis on “Oedipus” And his Tragic Flaw It has been said that all tragic heroes possess tragic flaws. Whether this statement applies to Oedipus of “Oedipus” the King‚ written by Sophocles‚ is still a matter of much debate even centuries after its debut. If Oedipus bares a “tragic flaw‚” then he is a man‚ and therefore is able to exercise his free will in determining his fate. If‚ however‚ Oedipus is a tragic hero without a flaw‚ then he is said to be a mere “puppet” in his story;

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    hero. In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo is the tragic hero. The theme of tragedy plays a great role in the play. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ flaws in the characters of Romeo‚ Juliet and Friar Lawrence help cause the fatal outcome of the play. Romeo‚ just like any normal human being‚ possesses flaws‚ which in this case‚ lead to tragedy. To begin with‚ Romeo shows that he is impulsive. Romeo says he is falling in love with Juliet within minutes of meeting her after finding

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