of Iago in Shakespeare’s "Othello" is possibly Shakespeare’s darkest character‚ not because he kills other characters but for his almost supernatural ability to manipulate the other figures of the play. He manipulates the other characters into following their own agendas and all the while coming closer to his goal of bringing Othello to his downfall. However‚ Iago needs an ally if he is going to destroy Othello‚ this comes in the form of Othello’s own inner demons. Othello foolishly places far too
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for centuries; are we really responsible for our actions? Since the early ages‚ people have believed in a godly-like entity that creates‚ decides and shapes the consequences of our actions‚ or in other words our destiny. The Greeks believed Fate as a concept outside human understanding that could shape life. Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King protagonist‚ Oedipus‚ suffers a tragic end due to his decisions and actions. Maybe he didn’t deserve all that happened to him‚ but his destiny was sealed‚ the Gods
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doc d’ Orleans; his ruling lasted from 1712-1723 while Louis came of age to rule. During this time he arranged for Louis’ to marry Infanta Mariana princess of Spain; this fell through in year of Phillipe’s death 1723. At this point the newly appointed First Minister‚ Louis-Henri arranged for the marriage to Marie Leszczyńska (former princess of Poland). Louis’ was only fifteen when his regent died this left him hardly prepared enough to take to ruling a country‚ so he trusted in his first minister
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naivety and love for the fair Desdemona. Iago’s pure hate for the Moor leads to the success of Othello’s downfall through Iago’s manipulative and conniving plotting. Perhaps without Iago’s clever plotting Othello might have had a chance to communicate with and learn to truly know Desdemona before his weaknesses were ignited. However the reality is that Iago did successfully plot Othello’s downfall and is simply unavoidable with the combination of both the scheming and Othello’s flaws. Othello’s love
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In Medea‚ a play by Euripides‚ Jason possesses many traits that lead to his downfall. After Medea assists Jason in his quest to get the Golden Fleece‚ killing her brother and disgracing her father and her native land in the process‚ Jason finds a new bride despite swearing an oath of fidelity to Medea. Medea is devastated when she finds out that Jason left her for another woman after two children and now wants to banish her. Medea plots revenge on Jason after he gives her one day to leave. Medea
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How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? In the light of this question‚ it is somewhat plausible to put forward the thesis that the Provisional Government ‚ quite extensively‚ was responsible for its own downfall due to its internal failings with the party and incompetence that hold it solely to blame. However‚ one could counter argue this argument this by saying that it was the Bolsheviks strengths‚ strategies to manipulate events to their advantage and heightened
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care about these three things then the civil war would of never begin and Charles would have been in control and protestants would of able to trust him and it wouldn’t lead him to his own execution. Do you think it was because of Charles greedy and selfishness that lead him to he’s own execution? Charles I created his own death because he insisted on ruling England without listening to parliament for example‚ Charles needed more money to fight the Scottish people so he needed to reopen parliament
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I was the reason for the downfall The reason why war broke out between Charles I Parliament‚ in 1642 and was due to many reasons which will be discussed. However Charles‚ belief in the divine right of kings was one of the factors that caused misunderstandings with the Parliament. Religion Many disagree that Charles was to blame‚ however his actions did add to this. Religion had been a problem for Charles’ father‚ James I. Perhaps‚ this would hinder Charles in his reign as this would be remembered
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Macbeth: Characteristics of Macbeth That Led to His Downfall Rickford Foo Tomorrow‚ and tomorrow‚ and tomorrow..." Sometimes tomorrow never comes and as for Macbeth‚ tomorrow meant another day of inner torment and guilt. This victorious Thane literally got the better of himself as soon as he started to believe in the witches. After the prophesies‚ Macbeth’s popularity seems to take a turn for the worst as well as his mental state. Even though the witches did tempt him with the idea of
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ultimately leads to his downfall. Through Macbeth wrestling with his conscience about the prophesies of the witches he started to gain the trait of ambition. We also see his ambition continue to grow through the persuasion by his soul mate which is also shown through the 1961 CBC TV production of Macbeth. His want to stay king brought out the tyrant within him and shows the evil side of Macbeth‚ letting his ambition take over. His growth of ambition through the play leads to his tragic death. Macbeth
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