for our actions and by doing so endeavour to create reasonable happy‚ contented lives for ourselves and our families. So‚ some questions must be asked. Where and how did Willy Loman lose track and focus? To what extent is he responsible for his own downfall? To enable us to understand Willy Loman’s
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“Medea‚ Oedipus and the Gods” All Greek tragedies no matter how dissimilar share underlying commonality. According to Aristotle‚ the first true theater critic‚ all tragedies are composed of several common features. “Medea” and “Oedipus the King” are no different. They both contain strong plot‚ thought‚ character‚ language‚ melody and spectacle. They also both have their own unique conflict‚ event and themes. One reoccurring theme through almost all Greek tragedies is the role of the gods and fate
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question then asked is‚ who is to blame for the downfall of Macbeth; the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth himself? Even though both the witches and Lady Macbeth factor in to the person Macbeth becomes‚ Macbeth is the ultimate one to blame. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is the one to blame for his own downfall because of his ambition‚ mental weakness‚ and his recklessness. The first reason Macbeth himself is the one to blame for his downfall in the play‚ Macbeth‚ is because of his ambition
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from ancient Greece or reading the works of the Renaissance era‚ most of the characters have a parallel character in existing somewhere else literature. These parallels are rarely as clear as when Othello‚ from Shakespeare ’s play Othello‚ and Oedipus‚ from Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ are juxtaposed. The similarities include in their societal positions as prominent and powerful men‚ the role they each play in their own demises and the fact that both of
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In Shakespeare’s tragic play Othello‚ many scholars have debated on what was really the defining factor which led to Othello‚ the main protagonist’s eventual downfall. Although there are many contributing causes‚ the fact that Othello is born a black man in a predominantly white Venetian society is‚ in fact‚ the main cause. Simply from Othello acknowledging the fact that he is a black man going against the social norms of such a society ultimately‚ yet obliquely‚ sparks the other reasons which contributed
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1Final negotiations began on 1 May‚ when an agreement was almost reached. However‚ one million miners were locked out‚ it being impossible to get them back to work without firm assurances concerning their wages. Last-minute negotiations failed to achieve this‚ leading to announcement by the TUC that a general strike "in defence of miners’ wages and hours" was to begin on 3 May‚[7] a Monday‚ at one minute to midnight.[8] The leaders of the Labour Party were terrified by the revolutionary elements
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Obsessions and the Downfall it Brings Upon Life What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone speaks of obsession? For most people it is the obsession with media or someone with no life‚ or maybe both. Inside almost every single person’s mind is someone or something they are passionate about. Not only are they passionate about it‚ they are obsessed. So much that they are unconscious that their obsession be dangerous to themselves as well as others. In Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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As I am writing this essay‚ Newton’s first law of motion‚ “for an object to be set in motion‚ a force has to be applied to it”‚ comes to mind. Every object has potential energy to be kinetic‚ but another object must exert physical force to propel it forward. Macbeth has potential energy from his inner desire to be king‚ and his rapt reaction to eliminate foilers in his way proves that. However‚ Macbeth’s innocence and goodness makes it impossible for him to commit murders. Lady Macbeth’s relentless
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The play MACBETH is filled with suffering. It begins with reports of a bloody battle‚ an execution of a traitor and Macbeth’s bloodthirsty heroism as he "unseamed" one of the invaders "from the nave of the chaps". In comparison MacBeth’s later actions are even worse as he commits violent crimes against his own people. Much of the suffering in the play is directly attributable to Macbeth. However‚ the central focus of the play is the suffering he himself undergoes‚ as he makes his way through his
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In Gilgamesh by Herbert Mason‚ Gilgamesh went on a journey to achieve a supernatural power. He traveled from place to place talking to people about how to achieve the power of immortality. Like a true hero‚ Gilgamesh went on a journey to achieve something and ended up where he started. However‚ he failed. Gilgamesh’s chance to gather the power of eternal life had been lost. Gilgamesh returned home to Uruk along with his achievement of grief‚ sadness‚ and failure. Gilgamesh came to the realization
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