of free will. Love is at odds with fate as it distracts the victims from their responsibilities. Because of this‚ it suffers at the hands of the gods. However‚ it is through this tragedy that fate will ultimately prevail. A major element regarding the tragedy of Dido is derived from her fidelity to her late husband and the guilt that stems from loving another man. It should be kept in mind that her love and passion for Aeneas is not a decision based on her own free will‚ but is a condition brought
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process of decay had begun from the time of Aurangzeb and reached its culmination during the rule of his successors. In this ‚ we shall discuss the various causes for the downfall of the Mughal empire. REASONS FOR THE DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE Aurangzeb’s responsibility: Aurangzeb was largely responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. His predecessors did a lot to win over the loyalty of his subjects‚ but Aurangzeb being a Fanatic could not tolerate the non-Muslims. He imposed jaziya and
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Downfall of Othello Humans feel the need to interact with one another‚ to fulfil this need humans build relationships. These relationships can either bring great joy or can become the very cause of human frailty. In the play ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare we witness the downfall of the main character Othello and the underlying factors which lead to his downfall. One of the main factors is the relationships he had with others. The relationship between Othello and Iago is built on friendship
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Shakespeare Use To Create A Sense That Macbeth Is Not In Control Of His Own Thoughts And Deeds? During the 16th century the amazing writer‚ William Shakespeare‚ wrote the genius play Macbeth. There are many different uses of dramatic techniques in his work and I will try to identify them now. Act 1 Scene 7 Question 1 In the first few lines of his soliloquy‚ Macbeth says "If it were done when ’tis done‚ then ’twere well it were done quickly;" I think what Macbeth meant by this‚ is that if the murder
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and Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth is entirely accountable for his downfall. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is influenced by a number of things‚ his deep desire
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stories of Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Oedipus by Sophocles portray two characters that encounter endless tragedy throughout their lives. Similarly‚ the role of Fate plays a major role is both novels‚ exemplifying that if there were no prophecies‚ there would be no story. In Macbeth‚ he receives prophecies that lead him to the conclusion that he must kill in order to accomplish his goal of ultimately becoming king. In Oedipus‚ he receives a startling prophecy that he will kill his father and
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is a quite influential figure. Most of his novels have his native place Dorset as their setting‚ which are categorized as his famous ‘Wessex novels’. In these novels Hardy describes the tragic fate of the rural life in England in quite a morbid mood and expressed his pessimistic view on human life at large. His The Mayor of Casterbridge is a most controversial novel reviled and revered. This thesis intends to make a comprehensive exploration of the tragic fate of the hero Henchard. As the mayor
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scrutinized‚ and analyzed pieces of literature in the world; Shakespeare’s Macbeth is certainly not an exception. While “texts change in meaning and value over time‚ as the conditions under which they are interpreted change and new social forces and intellectual paradigms supplement their formal structures and patterns of meaning‚” the key themes‚ values‚ and ideas observed throughout Macbeth are truly eternal—so much so that the word “Macbeth” is almost interchangeable with the word misfortune in regards to
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about a military leader who marries a younger venetian girl. Through a stage of events he is led to his downfall. What was it that initially caused the downfall of Othello? Was it Iago and his scheming ways‚ Cassio for being to good looking or was it Othello for is gullibility‚ insecurity and his jealousy of others. Othello ultimately caused the downfall for himself due to his inability to trust his wife and find real evidence. Othello was a Moor meaning that he already had a different colour of
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The downfall of Oedipus or tragic flaw was when his father sent Oedipus to be killed by shepherd as a infant since the prophecy foretold that Oedipus would murder his father and marry his mother. Unfortunately the shepherd did not killed Oedipus but gave it away to a king and queen who cannot conceive a child of their own. As Oedipus gets older he is told he is adopted. Oedipus travels to Delphi to speak with the Oracle in order to learn the truth about his parents. The Oracle response to his question
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