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    William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is an unfortunate one. Although Macbeth does take the actions that lead to his downfall‚ he is not fully responsible for his behavior. After encountering three witches who foretell the future for him‚ he desperately wants to believe what they say since everything they told him is good on his part. It is said that the witches were just figments of his imagination. In either case‚ the prophecies told act as a vehicle to plant ambition in him which then leads him

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    Othello is a victim who runs ahead of his tempter Othello is a powerful and thought-provoking play because it demands its audience to contemplate the very nature of humanity. The concept of mankind’s inherent evil is explored primarily through the character of Othello. The audience is often left confused as to whether Othello’s downfall can be blamed on his character or rather the inescapable evil of man. Of course‚ in Othello‚ Iago acts as a catalyst for the disastrous chain of events and can hence

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    When a company introduces a new product‚ there is never a guarantee that it will be a hit with the public. Some variables such as determining the proper target market‚ packaging‚ advertising‚ and product quality all affect the eventual outcome of how successful a new product will be. According to Robert McMath of the Failed Products Museum‚ only about five percent of new products actually end up on store shelves (Jerome‚ 2000). Some additional factors that can be attributed to a new products failure

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    poet and an Elizabethan playwright‚ in the 1500’s. Macbeth tells about the downfall of a war hero who chose an evil path to achieve his ambition. Therefore‚ Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. Although some may argue that he was influenced by the witches and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ however it is his choice to act upon those suggestions‚ which he eventually did. So‚ Macbeth is totally responsible for his own downfall. Throughout the play‚ the witches have played a very significant role of

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    Factors That Cause Macbeth ’s Downfall In any literary tragedy‚ the protagonist always ends up in a bad situation through a series of unfortunate events. In the play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the central character‚ Macbeth‚ is a good example of this. Macbeth has many forces behind him that lead him into events that eventually cause his downfall. The most important forces are supernatural influences‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and Macbeth himself. To begin‚ one of these factors is the supernatural influence

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    and even feared. He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.” Montresor knows that Fortunato never turns down a wine. Fortunato is arrogant about wine tastings and he is cocky. Montresor knows how he can lure Fortunato to get his revenge by using wine. You can maybe infer that if Fortunato is cocky and arrogant‚ that’s where Montresor has had enough‚ he is done with how Fortando has acted. A final example can be found in “The Utterly Perfect Murder” by Ray Bradbury. Doug is a middle-aged man

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    Remember that boy you met the other day at the super market. He is not just some boy‚ that was your future husband that you just saw. That first meeting will be what causes a snowball effect until both of you are spending the rest of your lives together. Fate comes in many forms‚ from the meeting of a future spouse‚ friend‚ or the results of a battle. Even if the result is not what you wanted‚ fate will drive the rest of your life‚ just like it did for Beowulf. Since the start‚ Beowulf’s fate

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    Although‚ later death sentence was taken back due to the intense pressure from the public but this action from the government gave a death blow to Khan’s popularity in the religious circles. Ayub Khan made many economic reforms that latter caused his downfall. His policies gave rise to discrimination. These reforms caused dis-satisfaction among the people of East Pakistan. He also made some agricultural reforms. Accordinbg to these reforms the landowners were not allowed to keep land beyond the limits

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    CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUSLIM EMPIRE The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with dramatic suddenness within a few decades after his death. The Mughal Empire owes its decline and ultimate downfall to a combination of factors; firstly Aurangzeb’s religious policy is regarded as a cause for the decline of the Mughal Empire as it led to disunity among the people. Although the policy did lead to weakening of the empire but the major cause of

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    When considering the importance and extent to which the Great Depression was the main cause of the collapse and decline of the Weimar Republic‚ it is necessary to assess other factors which also added to its failure. The Great Depression was a prominent reason in the latter stages of the Weimar republics collapse‚ it accelerated its failure in 1929 and by 1932 arguably the Weimar Republic couldn’t go on. Despite this‚ the main cause of the collapse was the continuous poor economic state of Germany

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