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    Who is to Blame for Macbeth’s Downfall? Macbeth is a Shakespearean play written during the Elizabethan Era‚ it is set roughly four hundred years before it was written. Macbeth demonstrates what can happen when one does not follow their conscience. The main character‚ Macbeth‚ starts as a very strong character that is very admired. He wins the battle for his country when it seemed that they lost. He is honored greatly after the battle by King Duncan‚ it felt like Macbeth would be forever loyal

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    comes to mind? A honest and truly hardworking man? Or a deceptive and cruel man? Oedipus the King‚ by Sophocles‚ explores the timeline where a King hopes for the best for his country but ironically destroyed it before. Sophocles brings on the original concept where one man reveals to his city his intentions‚ but doesn’t realize that those intentions would bring about his downfall. Previously‚ before knowing the truth‚ Oedipus exclaims to his people of how he will do his best for the people and bring the

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    In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden gradually displays the downfall of his mental welfare by consistently worrying about protecting children’s innocence. At first glance‚ Holden appears to have a sumptuous life; he has his money‚ two parents‚ siblings‚ friends‚ love interests. As Holden continues to reveal his journey‚ his true emotions and experiences are exposed. Holden lives in depression after experiencing the death of his younger brother Allie. Because Holden never receives

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    i think Macbeth is more responsibe because he had a choice to kill King Duncan. What really brought him to all this mess was actually the need of power and his ambitious needs. Not many would agree with this but‚ he himself brought this all to him self. He could have just simply have thought about it more clearly and carefully. And think ‚ "Hey do i really want to kill the king?" Which tries up with what i mentioned before we all have a choice in life‚ and we must think before we act! And so on and

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    The Downfall of Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a play full of magic‚ mystery‚ and murder. The variety of plots‚ as well as the interesting characters‚ force the reader to pay full attention at all times. Unfortunately‚ one of these characters is a victim of her own imagination. Although Lady Macbeth adds much positive flavour to the play‚ her character is revealed through her aggressive attitude with her husband‚ her inhumane disregard for life‚ and her guilty conscience. Lady Macbeth is very

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    March 2014 Oedipus Rex and the Journey of Self-Discovery Those who have the ability of sight are stuck in the darkness of ignorance hidden behind lies and those who do not have the ability of sight are in the light of what the truth reveals. Throughout Oedipus’ journey of self-discovery one will notice how he develops as a character. Oedipus is referred to as a character that shows great pride and temper‚ his quick acts of judgement and fate are the reasons to his downfall as a tragic

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    is one of the most well known love stories of all time. This story is mostly known for it’s tragic ending. Each character had a part to do in the demise of Romeo and Juliet. But there are two characters who are the most responsible for the this downfall. Those characters are‚Tybalt and Romeo. There are several reasons why these two characters are the most responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Some reasons are because Tybalt started the fight that resulted in romeo being banished. In my

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    When it accompanies the law‚ equity‚ and request to legitimize somebody’s passing; there is dependably a man who is the one to cause the demise‚ for this situation‚ Gatsby is the person who kicks the bucket. In any case‚ his demise was left unverifiable in light of the fact that it’s dubious on who caused his passing. In The Incomparable Gatsby‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ the passing of Gatsby and the obligation that lead up till his end is because of Gatsby’s entanglement in his fantasy world‚ Daisy’s

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    Arcesio Medina Cpl Jonathan Marks G2 MIC Analytical Paper 10 August 2016 Germany’s Downfall at the Battle of the Bulge Germany’s lack of preparation The third reason the offensive failed was for lack of supplies. Fuel was especially the resource the offensive (any offensive) depended on‚ and as soon as the weather improved (a couple of weeks into the offensive) Allied planes struck German supply depots and storage facilities‚ convoys and trains at will. Without that fuel‚ German panzers were

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    Moreover‚ besides the "wired sisters"‚ Lady Macbeth is patently viewed as a significant affect to the actions of Macbeth. As Macbeth’s wife‚ she has a strong impact to contribute to Macbeth’s downfall. She is more relentless as well as more ambitious than her husband‚ immediately conceives the horrible idea of murdering her royal guest. She encourages Macbeth‚ to betray his will with the most merciless determination(). In order to assist her husband to gets what is foretold to him‚ she commits the

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