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    Villains are bad people but they spice up everything. Joker from Batman or Dr.otto from Spiderman are some villains that are in movies or tails. The novel The Great Gatsby is about a man named Gatsby that is trying to get back with his teen romance‚ and is not very successful. F. Scott Fitzgerald describes three characters that we as the readers determine who are villainous. Daisy‚ Gatsby‚ and Tom are the villainous character in this novel. A villainous character is Daisy‚ she is a cheater‚ killer

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    Villains: Good or Bad? A villain is a person‚ character‚ or thing that is an antagonist who has a negative effect on people. Many people see villains in one way: bad. When referring to a villain‚ people imagine a big‚ bad beast that only commits acts of crime to be greedy or mischievous‚ when in reality‚ some villains may be taught that bad things were good or the villain may have a backstory that provides a reason on why he or she commits acts of crime. If people would not anticipate what a villain

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    Andrew Jackson a hero? Yes‚ no‚ maybe so Andrew Jackson was neither a hero nor a villain‚ but still deserves to be on the 20 dollar bill. Although Andrew Jackson did many things that made him a hero‚ he also did things that would question that. He can be known as an American hero for leading America in defeating the British at Battle at New Orleans and can also be known as a villain for passing the Indian Removal Act. Jackson’s strong leadership in being a general and president still gives him

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    Macbeth Analysis

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    line “I have no spur/ Tp prick the sides of my intent‚ but only/ Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself”(1.7.25-27) is spoken by Macbeth to himself when he was debating whether to kill Duncan or not. Macbeth says‚ “I can’t spur myself to action. The only thing motivating me is ambition‚ which makes people rush ahead of themselves toward disaster.” Macbeth criticizes himself for having only overpowering ambition to “prick the sides of my intent”. Figuratively‚ the spurs that he invokes

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    Ambition In Macbeth

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    is the driving force throughout _MacBeth_. It is the "engine" running the whole story. A tragic hero is the great character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for defeat. The main character‚ MacBeth‚ is the one who ambition is driving the most. He is also the tragic hero of this story. Ambition is big in three ways in _MacBeth_. The three ways are three witches created and added more ambition in Macbeth throughout the play‚ ambition drives him to commit murder‚ and it added to his cockiness and

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    Christopher Columbus: Hero Or Villain By: Martin Boykin Christopher Columbus can in no way‚ shape‚ or form be considered a hero. A hero is someone who performs good deeds for the sake of others and not for their own benefit. Christopher Columbus did not do a single good deed in any of his four voyages in the late 1400 ’s. Christopher Columbus was not the founder of the Americas we live in today because he did not set a single foot on these grounds‚ even if he did there were already the natives

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    Play Macbeth

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    At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is a respected general‚ a devoted husband‚ and a loyal subject of the king. The first of the witches’ prophecies bring out his ambitious nature‚ but he struggles with killing the king. By attacking his manhood‚ Lady Macbeth convinces him to committ the first of his evil deeds. Macbeth’s evil deed causes him to suffer from fear and guilt‚ which leads to even more evil crimes. Then Macbeth becomes paranoid‚ suffering from hallucinations and sleeplessness. He becomes

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    Villain or Hero? Marcus Junius Brutus‚ the biggest backstabber of them all. Brutus is a roman politician and is portrayed in Shakespeare’s play: “Julius Caesar”. While many may say that he is a hero‚ he is in no doubt a villain‚ some may even describe his as a “selfless” villain. Brutus betrayed his friend‚ murdered a man‚ and brought upon a civil war saying it was for the good of all Rome. Brutus is a backstabber both physically and metaphorically. Brutus was the best friend to Caesar and one

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    Quote Two:  “ I have no words. / My voice is in my sword. Thou bloodier villain. / Than terms can give thee out! (Act V Scene viii : 7-9) Explanation Two: Macbeth finally gets in control of his indecisiveness. This is when he decides to Kill Macduff’s wife and children and anyone who comes in his way. Macbeth is trying to say that his hands will go through with the action of whatever his heart desires‚ no matter how horrific. Quote Two: From this moment/The very firstlings of my heart shall

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    act. Andrew Jackson had also inspired the Trails of Tears‚ killing over 4‚000 Native Americans. Out of all the thing Andrew Jackson did in his two terms of being president he brought more terror than honor‚ which is why he should be considered a villain. The Indian removal act was an

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