The fall of the Roman Republic and the influence of Cleopatra and the main male figures around her – Caesar‚ Antony and Augustus – for this has to be looked at in good detail. This essay investigates Cleopatra’s role in the downfall and comes to the conclusion that she may have had some of the blame because she can be seen as responsible for causing both Caesar and Antony’s reputation fall and with this their support nearly disappear in both the general public and the senate. Also‚ without her‚ Antony
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he was a brilliant and accomplished military strategist‚ Alcibiades’ lack of moral fortitude‚ and his provocation of the Athenians into reckless action led to his downfall‚ and that of Athens. Although Alcibiades was a man of prodigious gifts who could have led Athens to military dominance‚ he gave in to base self-interest and lack of self-control that caused him to alienate his friends‚ waste his military genius‚ and die alone in exile. Alcibiades was a very gifted human being in several ways: appearance
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Hamlet is more of a tragedy as it follows the downfall of Hamlet due to his goal to kill Claudius rather than gaining honour revenge. Death‚ corruption and betrayal dominates the tragedy throughout the play and ultimately leads to the downfall of all the characters. Polonius was the advisor of the King and had no connection with the murder of his father‚ Old Hamlet. Hamlet disliked him only because he listened to the King and act accordingly. Although he was innocent‚ he was stabbed by Hamlet it
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The process of decay had begun from the time of Aurangzeb and reached its culmination during the rule of his successors. In this ‚ we shall discuss the various causes for the downfall of the Mughal empire. REASONS FOR THE DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE Aurangzeb’s responsibility: Aurangzeb was largely responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. His predecessors did a lot to win over the loyalty of his subjects‚ but Aurangzeb being a Fanatic could not tolerate the non-Muslims. He imposed jaziya
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Macbeth’s Downfall A guilty conscience can make anyone go mad it they let it. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is an ideal example of this. Macbeth‚ a noble of Scotland‚ lets his ambitions to be great and powerful get the best of him. His vaulting ambition makes him do terrible acts of violence continuously. The guilty conscience he holds on his back eventually becomes too heavy ultimately driving him insane. Greed and guilt cause the madness of this protagonist thus causing his downfall‚ not only
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during the “golden age” (Pg126-127). A Greek tragedy was used as part of a religious festival every year in Athens. A literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her own destructor. Creon error in judgement leads to his downfall by being dumped from start of being kings‚ and bears no respond sibitity for his flaws. Sophocles uses Creon action to show an effect of his fate. The people say Creon is noble for his directed on the two brothers but is important because he is
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’Othello is the principal agent of his own downfall’. Discuss this statement. Othello is undoubtedly unfortunate to encounter a villian such as Iago‚ whose ingenuity and wicked nature enable him to manipulate a range of characters with a simplicity that comes natural to him. However‚ while the cunning and deceptive nature of Iago plays a central role in Othello’s downfall‚ such a spectacular tragedy would not have been possible without the primary flaws that the Moor possesses. Iago’s success is
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Macbeths Downfall In the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a successful and noble Thane of Glamis. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies that guide him to his downfall‚ but in the end it was his own selfish decisions that caused his demise. The other person that is blamed for Macbeth’s destruction was his wife Lady Macbeth because she was able to manipulate and control his self-esteem by playing with his courage and bravery. However‚ Macbeth was only guided by his wife; he chose to play out
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he freaks out after and worries all the oceans won’t wash the blood of of his hands. The death of Duncan precipitates an abundance of situations that change who Macbeth is as a person. As Macbeth progresses further into his tragic hero stature‚ he works out every possible situation that could go wrong and tries to fix them. After all‚ doesn’t it make sense that the king could have been killed by his children that fled? By trying to fix his situation‚ the audience can relate to Macbeth. He saw a way
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The Downfall of a Dictator Ferdinand Marcos‚ the man who would be President: his was a story of success. It was a long‚ arduous climb to the highest office in land. He worked hard to achieve it. It was not an easy road – there were frustrations‚ obstacles‚ and public scandals along the way. But he made it. Despite seemingly irreversible defeats‚ he fulfilled what he promised his mother: “For every tear you shed now‚ there will be victory.” (People Power: The Philippine Revolution of 1986) Ferdinand
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