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    CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUGHAL EMPIRE BACKGROUND The downfall of the mughal empire can be attributed to two major factors: 1) Weaknesses of the mughals 2) Strength of the East India Company. The Mughal Empire‚ which had reached its zenith during the rule of Shah Jahan and his son‚ began to decline after the rule of Aurangzeb. In fact‚ the decline began during the last days of Aurangzeb.The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with

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    1.1 Aspects of Andersen’s culture that would be signals of a dysfunctional culture. • Inability to question superior’s practices and incapability to suggest new ways of doing things in all areas of the firm. • Andersen’s organization‚ culture and practices were derived from the old structure‚ which were still seen as the best practices even if outdated. At the organization‚ new trends of the market and new competitors were not going to change any of the company. "Don’t question it. That’s the

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    presented in the play. More specifically‚ Macbeth’s tragic downfall is presented through his high position in society‚ his similar persona to that of an aristotelian tragic hero‚ but also the circumstances that separate him from the typical hero. Though Macbeth is not the average typical hero‚ his story is nonetheless a tragedy. Macbeth is ultimately a tragedy due to the series of events that took place in order for Macbeth’s downfall to occur. The tragedy of Macbeth is apparent in the high

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    C In “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ has a tragic flaw that leads to his Downfall. S In the play‚ Hamlet Sr.‚ the former King of Denmark‚ is murdered. His Brother‚ Claudius‚ takes the reigns of King and marries the late king’s wife‚ making him king. The former king’s ghost appears to young Hamlet and asks him to avenge his death. E1 Right after Hamlet and his company see King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet tells them‚ “Never to speak of this that you have seen‚ swear by my sword”

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    Nevertheless the encouragement of the witches and Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth is entirely accountable for his downfall. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is

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    dream” stands only for people who can go from being poor to having an abundance of money. Fitzgerald wants people to know that in order to try to reach the “American dream” they cannot just impersonate someone they want to be‚ but they have to actually work hard to obtain

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    Although Oedipus is an ideal leader who saved Thebes from the monstrous Sphinx‚ his fatal flaws of anger and pride ultimately lead to his tragic downfall. One example of Oedipus’s flaw that caused his downfall is his hot temper. Because of Oedipus’s hot temper‚ he acts before he thinks. One example of his quick temper occurs when Oedipus killed Laius where three highways meet. Laius‚ who was in a rush to get to the Oracle of Delphi to save Thebes‚ tried to run Oedipus off of the rode with his colt-drawn

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    family’s misguided perception of success. Willy Loman is responsible for his own downfall. He tries to become a very successful businessman‚ in reality he is not a good salesman he is good with his hands‚ not people. Willys complex mind often makes up stories or changes the stories he knows because he cannot face the truth of his life that he has not accomplished as much as he has planned. Therefore Willy’s downfall is his own doing which is brought about by his unrealistic dreams‚ his pride‚ his

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    of decisions that leads to his or her downfall. Sophocles and Shakespeare explore the tragic hero through their main characters Oedipus and Othello‚ respectively. While both are noble men‚ they both allow their pride to be their demise. Oedipus is at the will of a prophecy‚ of which he tries to overcome‚ but ironically succumbs to it. Othello‚ however‚ allows himself to be manipulated by Iago‚ and for this reason he is more responsible for his fate than Oedipus is of his. Throughout the history of

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    Oedipus Oedipus is an epic hero in that he suffers from a flaw‚ later falls from the flaw‚ and is of noble rank. Oedipus is a king who suffers from hubris which leads to uncontrolled anger. Due to these two flaws‚ Oedipus kills his biological father and marries his biological mother‚ as the oracle had predicted. By the end of the play‚ Oedipus gouged out his own eyes and lost his position as king of Thebes. There is no way for him to avoid the Oracle. The Oracle only states what Fate had already

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