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    ended up dying for each other. Fate had a of impact in this play‚ as it served almost as a character. Fate made characters make decisions that would bring them along its timeline‚ such as Romeo deciding to go to the party‚ Friar Lawrence deciding to marry Romeo and Juliet‚ and ---. In Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” fate had a huge role in shaping the storyline. In Shakespeare’s play‚ “Romeo and Juliet‚” fate had a huge role in shaping the storyline. Fate allowed for readers to see how each

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    The Monkeys and Their Mother The mother of the two monkeys fondles one of her babies‚ hoping to give it the greatest affection and making it well-protected‚ but to her big surprise and sadness‚ her beloved baby died from her over-affection. I was deeply touched by the last sentence of the story: “The best intentions will not always ensure success.” There is no doubt that this sentence is thought-provoking. It is very common nowadays that many parents try their best to offer their daring the best

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    Fate In Hamlet

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    William Shakespeare once said‚ “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” In his plays‚ the idea of controlling your own fate can be found in everything. Constantly‚ people create careful plans to out perform their friends. They want to be smarter‚ stronger‚ more powerful than anyone else. Never ceasing‚ they strive to hold all. These traits can be seen in characters like Macbeth‚ Claudius‚ Julius Caesar‚ and so many more. Intelligence is highly coveted in the great playwright’s

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    describes the tragic fate of the rural life in England in quite a morbid mood and expressed his pessimistic view on human life at large. His The Mayor of Casterbridge is a most controversial novel reviled and revered. This thesis intends to make a comprehensive exploration of the tragic fate of the hero Henchard. As the mayor of Casterbridge‚ Henchard never stopped the fight against his fate throughout his whole life‚ however‚ he never succeeded‚ and moreover‚ he was beat down by fate. His character

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    the story The Monkey’s Paw written by W.W. Jacobs‚ An old Friend Sergeant Morris brings a monkey’s paw that grants wishes to the Whites. When Mr. White grants a wish with the paw‚ there is something tragic that happens for him to get his wish. The sergeant is the reason for the tragic events that happened to Mr. White’s family. Sergeant Morris was irresponsible and did not hide the secret of the monkey’s paw so it didn’t hurt others. Sergeant told the whites about the paw and that is the reason everything

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    that one would be destined for doom and destruction. Usually‚ as any other character might think to do‚ the hero urges one’s self to fight his or her fate and win admiration from others; Though their personality flaw turns their attempts into struggled fails. Any practical drama involves choices‚ free will which results in the question- is it fate or free will? Which is it responsible for the suffering in one’s life? One’s suffering‚ nonetheless‚ is not unjustified because “through great suffering

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    Impulsivity or Fate

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    IMPULSIVITY OR FATE? Life altering decisions are often impulsive. In the story IND AFF Fay Weldon takes the reader through both a historical event as well as a current event which alter the life/lives of the people being discussed. Since the outcomes in each event are so important‚ one would think that the decision to act would have been well thought out and reasoned rather than impulsive. However‚ both decisions were made due to a chance circumstance that caused the person to act immediately

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    a twist of fate

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    My clip is a scene from the cinematic ‘’ A twist of fate ‘’ of the game league of legends which is one of my favourite games. The reason of the creators making this cinematic was to bring the champions from the game to life in a diferent and more specific way . My main reason in choosing this scene was becauseit is a lot going on in it and ‚ even it is an action scene is still full of feelings and meaning . The purpose of my analysis is to present the cinematic codes and the audiovisual conection

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    The binary opposition between fate and choice can be seen through the struggle between the human feeling to accept fate and the wanting to control destiny. In literature‚ fate has always come out on top. However‚ one must fight till their demise to remain the sole proprietor of their own choices‚ which ultimately decides how one’s fate ends them. Hamlet is aware of his flaw to fix wrongdoings. He is locked in by the words in his head that leave him restless. “Why‚ then‚ ’tis none to you‚ for there

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    Name : Fahmy Sabiel Noerfiqhy Std. Number : 0902477 Class : 7A Course : Critical Analysis of Prose Reader Response Analysis of W. W. Jacobs’ Short Story: Monkey’s Paw The short story which is going to be analyzed in this paper is Monkey’s Paw. It is a horror short story by William Wymark Jacobs. He is an English author of short stories and novels. The story itself is divided into three parts and will be determine the constituent and supplementary events of it. The constituent

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