Creon’s tragic Downfall Creon is the tragic hero of the play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ and suffers the greatest downfall. It all begins when he maes his public announcment as the new king. He states his message loud and clearly to everyone‚ that if anyone feels the need to bury the body od Polyneices‚ they will be going against the law and will be sentenced to death. In this powerful speech‚ he shows the need for control and order in the way he plans to rule. At the same time‚ he is showing arrogance
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2000. Xerox’s share price had fallen below $4‚ from a high of $64 a year earlier. Moreover‚ the copying and printing giants around the world (especially the Japanese companies) were taking chunks of its market share. What caused the downfall of Xerox? The downfall of Xerox is a result of technological change and management failure. The rapid change of the technology sector makes most of the technological companies suffer. However‚ the biggest problem of Xerox is internal. The failure includes all
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biggest problem that led to Rome’s downfall was the bad leadership. One reason I think this is because Julius Caesar created a government that couldn’t keep place when he died. Another reason I think bad leadership was the biggest problem was because as Rome fell‚ they didn’t have a good and reliable system to choose an
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Macbeth: Characteristics of Macbeth That Led to His Downfall Rickford Foo Tomorrow‚ and tomorrow‚ and tomorrow..." Sometimes tomorrow never comes and as for Macbeth‚ tomorrow meant another day of inner torment and guilt. This victorious Thane literally got the better of himself as soon as he started to believe in the witches. After the prophesies‚ Macbeth’s popularity seems to take a turn for the worst as well as his mental state. Even though the witches did tempt him with the idea of
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The deaths of Romeo and Juliet in the timeless tragedy can be said to have been caused by a multitude of things‚ but the underpinning reasons of this chaotic web of blame can be traced to one person. The Friar Lawrence. For he was the trusted advisor of the protagonist‚ but his advice and decisions are of poor quality and unsound judgment. Because of this‚ the deaths of Romeo‚ Juliet and others are upon his head. In the play‚ Friar Lawrence is described as the most trusted advisor of many citizens
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Varennes onwards‚ Louis was largely responsible for his own downfall and execution” King Louis XVI of France had a reign full of turmoil and discontent. His popularity steadily declined throughout his rule‚ finally culminating in his execution in January 1793. However‚ it is still up to debate as to what factor was most influential in kick-starting the path to his execution – whether he was wholly responsible through his own actions‚ or if his downfall was caused by the French people or the war of 1792.
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different reasons for Louis’s downfall: social‚ economic‚ political conditions. Also reasons such as the Age of Enlightenment when some philosophers had new ideas of how the country should be ruled‚ the inequalities between estates‚ the bankruptcy of the government‚ the attitude and behaviour of Louis XVI‚ and the bad economic of France. All of these factors had caused the anger of the people. Although Louis XVI couldn’t help with some of the cause that led to his downfall‚ he was partly responsible
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Power Hunger Leads to Society Downfall In the eyes of a power hungry ruler‚ a totalitarian government would be paradise. It would be thought that if a leader is so happy with the way he rules his country‚ the grass would be greener on the other side. In this case‚ it is far from it. Citizens are forced to act upon the government’s rules‚ and failure to do so would only earn them a horrid session of torment and consequence. People are constantly under the government’s thumb‚ and practically have
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The Tokugawa Shogunate came into power in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu‚ after winning the great battle of Sekigahara‚ was able to claim the much sought after position of Shogun. They continued to rule Japan for the next 250 years. There was a combination of factors that led to the demise of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The advantages that the rule of the Tokugawa bought to Japan‚ such as extended periods of peace and therefore the growth of trade and commerce was also the catalyst that bought this ruling
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In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ isolation is shown in all aspects of the play. The majority of the play takes place on the island of Cyprus. Protected by military fortifications as well as by the forces of nature‚ external forces seem to present little threat to the island. Although the island does seem to protect them from the outside‚ it also leaves the characters with nothing to do but prey upon one another. This theme certainly carries over to the play’s tragic hero. One would think that being the
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