Macbeth was the architect of his own downfall. Now before we begin I’d like to define the word “architect” for you; a person responsible for inventing or realising a project or idea. And this afternoon I’m going to show you just that; how Macbeth invented and realised his downfall. Macbeth’s has two main vices that cause his downfall; greed and weakness. These can be seen from the start of the play‚ from the moment he first meets the witches and hears their prophesies of his royal future‚ he is rapt
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Macbeth‚ but they could not control his destiny. Macbeth created his own misery when he kills people. This causes him to become insecure‚ because of the reasons for his actions‚ which in turn causes him to commit more murders. The witches give great enticement‚ but in the end‚ it’s Macbeth’s decision to fall for the temptation. The three Witches are only responsible for introducing the ideas to Macbeth‚ and putting the ideas in his head‚ but they are not responsible for his actions throughout the play.
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what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare between 1606-11 conveys the ambition of a man who lusts for power and his downfall from his position of greatness. Macbeth’s downfall is started when three witches‚ using their supernatural knowledge‚ stir trouble in Scotland. Macbeth believes in the prophecies that they offer him and strengthened by his own ambition and encouragement from his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he discovers the guilt
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for their own wrongdoing. Throughout the plot of‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth encounters many personality changes. In the beginning‚ Macbeth is loyal‚ a hero‚ Whereas; by the end‚ he’s evil and determined. Macbeth could blame his actions on the people surrounding him or the circumstances he faces. Throughout the play‚ many people influence him‚ including the witches and his own wife. By the end of the play‚ many people would argue that Macbeth is a completely different person‚ that he has lost his humanity.
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Master of his Own Fate Monsters. Storms. Temptations. One must be pretty strong to overcome all that. In Homer’s epic‚ the Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus is faced with all of those and suffers for many years due to his struggles with the gods. After winning the Trojan War‚ he is desperate to return home to his family in Ithaca‚ but the gods who want to control him are disrupting his voyage. However‚ throughout his journey‚ Odysseus makes many decisions‚ which proves that he controls his fate and
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In the story‚ Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the actions that lead to his fate .It could be argued that Macbeth is not totally to blame for his own destruction‚ allowing himself to be influenced by others. First‚ Macbeth ignores the voice of his own mind. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan‚ but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgment. Secondly‚ Macbeth willingly listens to the witches with no proff to believe if what they were saying was true. Macbeth
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Our world is on a downhill spiral to the bleak unknown‚ undoubtedly‚ the effect of man itself. Countless tragedies have occurred in every country‚ critically affecting the way we live our lives today. In Africa‚ the ethnic battle of the Hutu and Tutsi decimated over one million people. The Chinese are still dealing with the struggle of a gender imbalanced society which came from inflicting deaths on unwanted infant girls. Now‚ in America‚ the difficulty of getting an education gets increasingly arduous
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you consider is accountable for Macbeth’s death in “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare? I believe that Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall because of his schemes‚ and because he eventually became a tyrant king. Macbeth was a tragic hero who demolished himself by his own narcissistic and evil ways. Macbeth’s schemes is a cause of his tragedy. “If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me without my stir‚” (I.iii.144-146). This early in the play Macbeth is already
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is the architect of his own fortune You believe it or not but it is absolutely true that man is the architect of his own fortune. Now many people search for how to become a successful person. If you do hard work then you must become successful person. If you want to be rich then you have to work more than others with dedication. One of the great people has said that a man can make or mar himself as her wishes. If a man puts his whole heart into his work and makes the best use of this talent‚ is sure
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Othello‚ much like any other human being‚ is in charge of his own destiny. Despite the fact that his fatal flaw‚ which is his incapability to resist accusations or statements which are not in his favour‚ that of which leads to the Moor’s downfall‚ Othello‚ much like any other human being‚ has a choice - he‚ unfortunately chooses to believe anything and everything Iago places before him. Desdemona is nothing short of loyal to the Moor. She‚ even though is wrongly accused‚ is nothing less than a
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