Shylock’s Downfall: The Merchant of Venice By Raghav Kaushik [KorektPhool] In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock is partially responsible for his own downfall. Shylock is a victim of a society that values trade over human life; he falls foul to a city that regards Jews such as himself as inferiors; and even the intricate details of the law plays a part in his demise. It is true that Shylock feeds fat to the fire by treating the Christians with contempt; and his
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Everybody loves the imaginative factory. From the chocolate river to the Oompa-Loompas the story will forever be a classic. Although the story Willy Wonka may seem childish and simplistic‚ meaning is carried throughout and the reader is shown the downfalls of being ungrateful as well as the benefits of being appreciative. In the beginning of the scene‚ Willy Wonka walks out of his factory with a cane and having a frail walk towards the crowd that had such enthusiasm to see him. Then leads to
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Othello’s soliloquy has a tendency of being driven by passion and emotion‚ as we descend into it further it gets infested by jealousy. The soliloquy shows that Othello’s crime is roused by emotions. Nevertheless‚ Iago’s soliloquy exposes his tactics and concepts of how he wants to create a mayhem in Othello’s life. My thesis is that even though in a way these two characters are similar as they both murder‚ they have different motives and thought processes behind the crime committed. Iago had perpetrated
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‘A man’s character is his fate.’ To what extent is Othello’s own character the cause of his downfall? According to Aristotle’s Poetics‚ a classical tragic hero should be renowned and prosperous‚ superior in some specific way‚ so that the reversal of fortunes or downfall‚ stirs up feelings within the audience of a greater intensity. Such disastrous results are often triggered by the mistake of the tragic hero due to their tragic flaw or hamartia‚ which is often linked to hubris or excessive pride
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Caesar gained a lot of power and over time‚ became a dictator. Many people thought that he was making too many changes to Rome with all of his power. So‚ the Senate ordered Julius Caesar’s death. I believe that the biggest problem that led to Rome’s downfall was the bad leadership. One reason I think this is because Julius Caesar created a government that couldn’t keep place when he died. Another reason I think bad leadership was the biggest problem was because as Rome fell‚ they didn’t have a good and
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The witches and Lady Macbeth are largely responsible for Macbeth’s downfall The play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare depicts the beginning and end of a tyrant who loses his strength of will. It can be said however that the fault is not Macbeth’s alone as the witches and Lady Macbeth were partly responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. This can be shown through a variety of techniques such as symbolism‚ metaphors and the use of dialogue. The moment Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband
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In Othello’s last speech he is speaking to Lodovico‚ who will be bringing the news of what happened in Cyprus regarding Othello to Venice. Othello asks Lodovico to stay and hear what he has to say‚ he believes he deserves to speak because he has helped out the state of Venice in the past. He asks Lodovico not to speak of Othello as he really is. He tells him not to downplay things and make them seem less serious then they are and not to exaggerate. Othello wants the people in Venice to know that
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Out of revenge‚ Iago successfully planted a seed of jealousy into Othello’s mind when in the garden he insinuated that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. Iago implied to Othello to check on his wife‚ Desdemona‚ one morning and see what she was up to. Othello decided to go‚ when he and Iago got to the garden of Othello’s house‚ they saw Cassio‚ who ran away from Desdemona after seeing Othello. Cassio was asking Desdemona if she can ask Othello to forgive him for the incident of the night
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To what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ he depicts the rise and downfall of the eponymous protagonist‚ Macbeth. The text illustrates that there is no sole person to blame for Macbeth’s downfall but numerous reasons for Macbeth’s downfall. Macbeth is only partially responsible for his own downfall for his eventual downfall at the hands of Macduff. Macbeth is driven by the prophecies given by the witches and this is perpetuated with the manipulation
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was more than one party responsible for the killing of King Duncan as well as his other victims. It was Macbeth’s greed‚ relentlessness and cowardliness that led to his own downfall. Many readers could argue that the Witches were responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. After all‚ it was their twisted prophecies and apparitions that started the whole affair. Then‚ there are those who could argue that it was Macbeth’s wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ who is responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. It was her instigation
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