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    This play tells the feverish story of the pathetic mental and emotional demise of a determined‚ however fragile‚ repressed and delicate Southern lady (Blanche Dubois) born to a once-wealthy family. Her impoverished‚ tragic downfall in the squalid‚ .. Huntleigh for help escaping from New Orleans; when Stella laughs at her‚Blanche reveals that she is completely broke. Stanley walks in as Blanche ismaking fun of him and secretly overhears Blanche and Stella’s conversation.Later‚ he threatens Blanche

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    Macbeth Essay macbeth is responsible for his own fall. In William Shakespeare play Macbeth the main character Macbeth the war hero ends up with a very tragic ending due to his own stupid choices and influences by his wife lady macbeth and the witches. In the beginning macbeth was a very loyal and noble man who would not be known to do something so awful as to kill his king and friend. In some ways macbeth only can be blamed for his downfall as he was the one who physically murdered the king

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    not all‚ have had their share in downfall. Accomplishments have to be made first in order to fall. An individual can accomplish so much‚ and then lose it all in a heartbeat. In the novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ there is a character by the name of Okonkwo who had accomplished many things in his life. What happens when things turn bad? Does an individual contribute to things going wrong? As mentioned‚ Okonkwo has many accomplishments. He is considered a hero in his village‚ Umuofia. “Umuofia was feared

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    by the Oracle‚ the cause for his demise was himself. One aspect of Oedipus personality that leads to his downfall is his constant search for truth. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus is always trying to discover something whether it be about himself or an attempt at uncovering someone else as an enemy. If he hadn’t been in that mindset‚ he may have been able to keep himself oblivious from his mistakes. Another aspect of Oedipus personality that causes his misfortune is his hubris. Oedipus hubris causes

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    physical force to propel it forward. Macbeth has potential energy from his inner desire to be king‚ and his rapt reaction to eliminate foilers in his way proves that. However‚ Macbeth’s innocence and goodness makes it impossible for him to commit murders. Lady Macbeth’s relentless persuasion is the outside force that “propels” Macbeth. Out of the three characters who lead to Macbeth’s downfall‚ Lady Macbeth gives the greatest momentum that drives Macbeth into furies of inconceivable acts against

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    In Macbeth there were a few factors that contributed to the degeneration of the Macbeth character. There were three factors that destroyed Macbeth. The main force that was predominately responsible for the downfall of Macbeth was his single flaw. Which was his own ambition. Even though his ambition brought him to his height of power‚ it was also what led him to his downfall. During the play Macbeth’s ambition brought him to achieve his goals but as the play evolves‚ it forced him to face his fate

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    the ideals of the French Revolution. He lied to his people‚ lost important battles‚ and became very power hungry after he started to gain control of France. Once Napoleon had power in France‚ one of the major things he decided to do was take over the media. In the eyes of the people‚ this wasn’t a big issue. But that’s only because they didn’t know they would be getting lied to. He decided to say things that weren’t true in the media. He would have his appearance altered to make him look younger‚ say

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    Macbeth’s Downfall The tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare is considered a tragedy due to the downfall of the main character. His downfall causes many deaths throughout the play and causes dramatic events to take place which in the end leads to his death. Many major events take place in this characters life to lead up to his downfall and death. The downfall of Macbeth is due to his greed for power‚ witches’ self-fulfilling prophesies‚ and the pressure from Lady Macbeth. The greed for power

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    kills his biological father and marries his biological mother‚ as the oracle had predicted. By the end of the play‚ Oedipus gouged out his own eyes and lost his position as king of Thebes. There is no way for him to avoid the Oracle. The Oracle only states what Fate had already decided; Oedipus was destined to commit these heinous acts. Oedipus is not completely responsible for what happened. Fate had determined that he would commit murder and incest. Being that it is engrained in his destiny

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    Macbeth”‚a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a horrific story of deterioration of one considered ’hero”. The primary character Macbeth swayed by the concept of malevolent actions‚which causes his downfall. In this particular tragedy‚which validates the express deterioration that absolute power corrupts absolutely.Macbeth and lady Macbeth are provoked by the evils that power present and then consequently tortured by a guilty conscience.Throughout the play Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s express

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