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    Victims or Fate?

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    Quiahja Williams Mr. Wyse English 1 Honors- 4B 6 June 2013 Word Count: 917 Victims or Fate? William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is one of the greatest love stories of all time. The play is a story of forbidden love that is resolved in two tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet come from feuding families‚ but they defy the feud and fall in love. This story misfortune plays a major role in this story of two star-crossed lovers. Romeo and Juliet comes from different families.

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    Oedipus: A Victim of Fate

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    Oedipus: A Victim of Fate Oedipus‚ the protagonist from Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”‚ is a great example of the immense power that fate has within literature. Sophocles is very effective in portraying the wrath of fate as he shows how Oedipus is a victim of fate and‚ despite his endless efforts‚ was unable to avoid it. Fate managed to overcome Oedipus’s efforts to avoid falling victim to it. He is completely innocent of what happened to him. Oedipus was a good king and a man of honorable character

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    Victim of Fate Macbeth

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    The Victim of Fate Throughout the ages it is believed fate‚ by some uncontrollable force‚ has the power to forge one ’s destiny. The outcome of a person ’s choices is controlled by the way in which they are fated to occur. However‚ some believe these choices can defy fate and that fate only manipulates one ’s mind into choosing their own path. The question still remains as to whether individuals are victims of fate or of their own choices‚ or if each aspect plays a significant part in determining

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    Fate the un-avoidable Throughout the vast history of literature‚ various concepts have come and gone. The idea of fate or fatalism has been a concept that has survived the test of time. Numerous characters have succumbed to the power of fate and the character of Oedipus from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a prime example of the vast power of fate within literature. Sophocles effectively depicts the wrath of fate as he portrays how Oedipus fell victim to fate and his efforts to disregard fate were

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    Othello: Victim of Vice

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    Othello: Victim of Vice Depicted throughout the 1995 movie Othello‚ which is directed by Oliver Parker‚ although originally a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a tragedy that takes place in Venice about a strong Moor solider who eventually suffers from a downfall when he is blinded by trustworthiness and pride. Even though Othello possesses various bad qualities‚ which portray him as weak‚ his good qualities such as leadership and patience depict him as a man of much greatness. His virtues

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    Romeo and Juliet Victims of Fate Even though nobody likes it‚ bad luck exists. There is no way to get rid of it‚ it is just a part of life. Not everything can go the way someone wants it to. If something random happens to someone and it favours them‚ like winning the lottery‚ then that is good luck for that person. Likewise‚ if something random happens to someone and it is unfavourable‚ like a rampaging rhinoceros escaping from a nearby zoo and brutally slaughtering them and 23 other people‚ that

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    prove that the statement ‘Victims are actually the makers of their own demise’ is true in relation to that of the character Desdemona in the play Othello. Specifically Desdemona’s flaws‚ her betrayal‚ her manipulation and denying her initial instinct can be seen in correspondence to textual evidence from the play as well as Oliver Parker’s 1995 film. Plays are meant to be seen‚ preformed and interpreted‚ so how is Desdemona truly presented? Dictionary.com defines a victim as ‘a person who is deceived

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    In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare‚ Othello seems to be a victim of society. It would seem that Iago just plays on the very easily irritable nature of this figure. Othello seams very innocent in all the workings of the mayhem and very distant from the truth as well. He is almost lost as a child might be lost at their parents cocktail parties. As a child might loose their temper when frustrated so does Othello. He even goes as far as telling Iago he would “tear her to messes.” Othello’s

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    Romeo and Juliet: Victims of Fate or Choice? Romeo and Juliet were not victims of fate: as many people believe‚ but instead were two lovers that made terrible choices.  When I was a little kid; I often times heard the love between a boy and a girl referred to as Romeo and Juliet. I would always think to myself that I wanted to be just like them some day. However as I grew up and actually read the story and was old enough to interpret the events that actually occurred: I begin to realize that this

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    think Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliette as victims of fate? Williams Shakespeare ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is one of world most renowned love tragedies. One of the most prominent themes that runs through out the play is fate and how this leads to the lovers tragic end. This was a common theme in many of Shakespeare plays as during the Elizabethan period most people believed in the power of fate. I believe that Romeo and Juliette were victims of fate and many times In the story they foreshadow what

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