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    Horatio and Hamlet Hamlet by Shakespeare is a story whose plot contains an entanglement of emotions like betrayal‚ love‚ and the longing for revenge. Through the maze of Hamlet‚ Horatio and Hamlet are the two characters that must depend on one another. Horatio is Hamlet’s most loyal friend and he is the only one he can trust when it comes to the planning of his revenge plan toward the king. However‚ questions arise when "what ifs" come to play. Horatio accompanies Hamlet to the meeting of the

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    color and plots. In the play there are several foils exist within the characters which are interesting to look into. Hamlet and Horatio‚ Hamlet and Fortinbras‚ Hamlet and Claudius and Hamlet and Laertes are all have more or less some qualities that are opposite. Compare to Hamlet’s irrational action Horatio is more rational which can be shown in act1 scene4‚ where Horatio stops Hamlet to go deeply into the forest. “Why‚ what should be the fear? I do not set my life in a pin’s fee‚”(1‚4‚67-68) definitely

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    testimony to his own character. Hamlet had no control in the death of his father‚ causing Hamlet to find himself obsessed with revenge when he suspects that the man who killed his father was King Claudius. The decision of Hamlet to take action into his own hands leads Hamlet on a prolonged journey to avenge his father’s death‚ however Hamlet’s over analyzation and series of missed chances or opportunities to kill King Claudius‚ proves Hamlet to ultimately be procrastinator who is responsible for his own

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    is responsible for his downfall. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who destroys himself by his own wicked and selfish ambitions. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a courageous‚ noble hero of Scotland who has bravely won the war. As the story continues‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to murder anyone who becomes a threat to his kingdom. As the play begins‚ Macbeth proves himself to be a hero as he demonstrates his bravery and courage.

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    Macbeth is completely and solely responsible for his own downfall. He lead himself to defeat by falling to his fatal flaws. Manipulation‚ ambition‚ and power got the better of him creating great inner turmoil‚ and bringing him to an abrupt end. From the beginning Macbeth was able to choose his own fate. The moment when he eagerly listened to the witches and said to them “Stay‚ you imperfect speakers‚ tell me more” shows that he believed that what they are saying was of great importance to him

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    and parts to build his own career. The efforts of a resolute and steadfast worker are sure to be crowned will success in the long run. If the students who get plucked once discontinues his effort with the belief that it is his settled lot not to pass this examination‚ wells to him destiny is supreme. But if he tries again and again with greater determination and devotion to his studies‚ he will certainly pass next time. Fate has certainly endowed every man with some powers. His duty is to turn to

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    Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. Do you agree? In the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ the witches confronted Macbeth and Banquo and prophesied that Macbeth would be "Thane of Glamis"‚ "Thane of Cawdor" and " King hereafter". As from then‚ we acknowledge that Macbeth is a weak character. Macbeth could have dismissed the prophecies as fantastical like Banquo did. But instead Macbeth chooses to believe in those miss-interpreted predictions‚ which ultimately lead to his own downfall. From the start

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    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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    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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