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    story Willy Wonka may seem childish and simplistic‚ meaning is carried throughout and the reader is shown the downfalls of being ungrateful as well as the benefits of being appreciative. In the beginning of the scene‚ Willy Wonka walks out of his factory with a cane and having a frail walk towards the crowd that had such enthusiasm to see him. Then leads to

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    Shylock’s Downfall: The Merchant of Venice By Raghav Kaushik [KorektPhool] In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock is partially responsible for his own downfall. Shylock is a victim of a society that values trade over human life; he falls foul to a city that regards Jews such as himself as inferiors; and even the intricate details of the law plays a part in his demise. It is true that Shylock feeds fat to the fire by treating the Christians with contempt; and his

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    The Three Witches Throughout the play‚ the witches—referred to as the “weird sisters” by many of the characters—lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. In part‚ the mischief they cause stems from their supernatural powers‚ but mainly it is the result of their understanding of the weaknesses of their specific interlocutors—they play upon Macbeth’s ambition like puppeteers. The witches’ beards‚ bizarre potions‚ and rhymed speech make them seem slightly ridiculous‚ like caricatures

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    The Significance of the Witches in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It was tailored to his contemporary Elizabethan audience‚ who had firm beliefs in the supernatural - especially witches; ugly old women who possessed evil powers. The three‚ unnamed witches in Macbeth could be described as key characters throughout‚ by virtue of their prophecies and socio-historical context. On the other hand‚ it could equally be argued that the human characteristics

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    find out who did such a deed. Let’s gather the facts here‚ I am in Macbeth’s castle in Scotland. The witnesses are Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain‚ the two guards and the porter. Macbeth has just told us that he has killed the two guards after seeing that they have bloody daggers and clothes. I believe that someone is trying to frame the guards for killing Duncan. Macbeth is freaking out and he keeps telling us that he can’t live without his king. I still have my suspicions though‚ because

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    for the death of the king of Thebes. Although Oedipus was ignorant to the truths around him and was not conscious of the path he was embracing‚ Oedipus was required to take responsibility for his actions and decisions. One of Oedipus’ mistakes was being ignorant to who his real parents were. Oedipus had discovered rumors that the people he thought were his birth parents were not who they said they were. He had a feeling that the rumors were true‚ but he foolishly did not make an effort to uncover

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    Caesar gained a lot of power and over time‚ became a dictator. Many people thought that he was making too many changes to Rome with all of his power. So‚ the Senate ordered Julius Caesar’s death. I believe that the 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

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    unnecessary people. People who don’t think twice of their actions until after the consequences. Maybe‚ just an inference‚ if they just thought about their actions‚ the play may have had a different ending. Friar Laurence can be considered partially responsible for the outcome of the play. Although his main intentions were to help‚ he only worsen the

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    Macbeth Was Not Totally Responsible For the Evil Unleashed In Scotland Macbeth‚ although largely responsible‚ was not totally responsible for the torrent of evil which was unleashed in Scotland after after Duncan’s death. Both Lady Macbeth and the supernatural powers must accept at last some of the responsibility for the evil deeds unleashed during Macbeth reign. They both forced Macbeth to be proactive in chasing the crown at a time when he was of the opinion that " If chance may have me king

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    Macbeth’s Corruption and Downfall In this essay i will explain and give examples of how Macbeth is corrupted by power and as he is incompetant to become king. I will describe how Macbeth is driven to his downfall and how his life falls apart piece by piece. In Macbeth Shakespeare pesents three evil witches who seduce Macbeth and have a huge impact on Macbeth’s decisions which lead to his downfall. In Shakespeare’s time withches were common and people were strongly aware of witchcraft. It is also

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