Coursework: How far do you agree with Bradley’s view that Iago is wholly responsible for Othello’s downfall? A.C Bradley‚ a known literature critic‚ argues that it is in fact the machinations of the character Iago that is wholly responsible for the downfall of Othello. “..that these worthy people‚ who are so successful and popular and stupid‚ are mere puppets in his hands‚ but living puppets‚ who at the motion of his finger must contort themselves in agony‚ while all the time they believe that he is their
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words all describe Brutus‚ the tragic hero of William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar. In the famous play‚ a group of conspirators ask Brutus‚ an honorable and righteous man‚ to assist with the assassination of Caesar for a noble cause‚ when actually it is out of their own envy. Brutus agrees‚ thinking this is best for Rome. After he delivers the fatal stab to Caesar‚ Casear’s allies‚ Mark Antony and Octavius‚ meet Brutus and Cassius for battle of revenge‚ and ultimately Brutus kills himself after
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Hamlet’s Downfall Revenge is sweet. However‚ the complete opposite applies to Hamlet. According to the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary‚ the definition of revenge is to inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to someone else. Revenge is a central theme in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ however‚ is especially evident in the main character‚ young prince Hamlet. In fact‚ it is Hamlet’s prolonged pursuit of revenge‚ not insanity‚ that leads to his downfall. Although it may be questionable
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Antony refers to Brutus‚ “This was the noblest Roman of all. / All the conspirators save only he / did that they did in envy of great Caesar. / He only in a general honest thought / And common good to all‚ made one of them. / His life was gentle‚ and the elements / So mixed in him that Nature might stand up / And say to all the world‚ ‘This was a man’” (V.v.68-75). He put his country before his friends and family‚ and he joined the conspirators to assassinate Caesar for the good of Rome. Even though
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absolute power and did not share it with a legislature. The situation was already bad before Louis XVI began his reign‚ but situation got worse. In the end‚ there was a revolution in France and a vast amount changes to the society and the government of France. Louis XVI himself was executed and killed; while France was established as a democratic country. There were different reasons for Louis’s downfall: social‚ economic‚ political conditions. Also reasons such as the Age of Enlightenment when some philosophers
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the downfall of Hamlet due to his goal to kill Claudius rather than gaining honour revenge. Death‚ corruption and betrayal dominates the tragedy throughout the play and ultimately leads to the downfall of all the characters. Polonius was the advisor of the King and had no connection with the murder of his father‚ Old Hamlet. Hamlet disliked him only because he listened to the King and act accordingly. Although he was innocent‚ he was stabbed by Hamlet it was during his conversation with his mother
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Women wept in the presence of Marcus the Conqueror. He loved to hear them cry out in passion. It filled him with air‚ it fed his thirst for more‚ and it fueled his deep desire to drive a flag in their center claiming his omnipotence. It secured his dominance.At that moment when the women were at their most vulnerable point‚ they would reveal their inner most agony.The fear of living without love seemed to haunt them. He soon would learn the difference between pain and pleasure. The next woman he
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(dictionary.com). Marcus Aurelius (the author of “Meditations”) was a stoic as well as an emperor. The book he wrote was a collection of thoughts‚ things he advised himself to do‚ a piece reflecting his stoicism‚ and a personal diary of sorts. The kinds of things put into this book were sometimes crazy‚ sometimes contradictory‚ yet sometimes very true and insightful. Marcus wasn’t a professional philosopher‚ and this comes out in his work‚ but he had an interesting way of living his life. His writings are
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Macbeth’s Downfall A guilty conscience can make anyone go mad it they let it. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is an ideal example of this. Macbeth‚ a noble of Scotland‚ lets his ambitions to be great and powerful get the best of him. His vaulting ambition makes him do terrible acts of violence continuously. The guilty conscience he holds on his back eventually becomes too heavy ultimately driving him insane. Greed and guilt cause the madness of this protagonist thus causing his downfall‚ not only
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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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