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    In the play "Othello"‚ Desdemona fell deeply in love with Othello. She was extremely loyal and faithful to the heretical general. Desdemona died at the end of the play as a result of many mistakes she made upon handling her relationship with Othello. Arguably‚ the first mistake that she ever made was marrying Othello‚ a heathen who did not match her complexion; it was a marriage that was not permitted by the society at the time. Othello’s gain of Desdemona aroused the jealousy of Iago‚ who believed

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    father from a local church named Friar Lawrence to help advise them on what they should do next. All was going well until the Friar mess up‚ causing Romeo to commit suicide and Juliet to committed hara kiri. One of Shakespeare’s major motifs in the play is that someone who is being loyal at its extreme can really harm and bring tragedy to the person. By suggesting that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths as well as characterizing the Friar as both a

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    4. Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Be sure to use the text to prove your point. Romeo and Juliet is a story of great tragedy‚ two young people‚ falling deeply in love‚ and at the end‚ not even spending a week together‚ but maybe in their own minds their love felt longer‚ like they loved a lifetime’s worth. They both tragically died‚ Romeo drinks poison because he thought Juliet had passed‚ and Juliet sheaths a dagger into herself when she saw Romeo had died. Could this tragedy

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    blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Capulet was to be the most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet since he had the most negative influence over the situation. First‚ Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris in order for his family to climb the social ladder. Then‚ Capulet refused to even listen to his daughter when she pleaded with him to not force the marriage. Instead he verbally abused her and threatened to disown her if she would

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    and readers cheer him on. However‚ throughout the play‚ readers’ views on Macbeth change. Instead of being seen as the protagonist‚ Macbeth develops into the antagonist. Two key death scenes further this image of Macbeth: the murder and attempted murder of Banquo and his son‚ Fleance; and the murders of Lady Macduff and her son. Macbeth’s ascension to the throne wasn’t irregular for the time: killing the current king to inherit the throne had happened before in Scotland’s history. In 878 A.D.‚ the

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    Romeo and Juliet Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? There are several people who could be blame for the deaths of these to young persons which are Romeo and Juliet. One of them that could be blame is there parents or Tybalt and Mercutio or even the nurse or other people.But the one that is mostly blame since the beginning is the Friar Laurence for all the things he did for Romeo and Juliet. One of the reasons for why friar Laurence is blamed is because He decided to marry Romeo

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    Who is responsible for Duncan’s death? When answering this question‚ you must first know what it actually means to be responsible. Being responsible is having primary cause of or being able to be blamed for a particular deed. Inside the play of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ there were multiple people who played a part in the death of King Duncan. Although this is true‚ I feel that Lady Macbeth was most responsible. Lady Macbeth played the largest role in the death of Duncan because she was manipulative

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    Othello played the most important role in the murder of Desdemona due to his flaws in his character. His personality flaws ultimately lead him to killing his wife‚ making it an important factor in the play. Two of his most vivid flaws include his jealousy and his reason versus passion. Iago may have set up the death of Desdemona‚ but Othello has the most important role of her death due his flaws acting upon him and making himself kill his wife. His inability to comprehend his reason verses passion

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    To What Extent were The Policies of the Tsars Most Responsible for Opposition to The Regime? (1881-1904) Rosie Kay By 1904‚ the people of Russia were angry with their current leaders. The Tsar‚ who at the time was Nicholas II‚ had a lot of opposition from his people for various reasons. After the assassination of his father and the growth of revolutionary groups‚ Nicholas tightened many laws and made life for peasant Russia considerably worse than before. This was only leading to a mighty event

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    To what extent was the NAACP responsible for the successes of the civil rights campaign? (1945-57) The NAACP was a major civil rights groups and had many successes‚ especially in the period 1945-57. They mainly did this through legal cases‚ supporting individuals and groups gain their rights‚ and supporting the use of economic means to beat segregation. On the other hand‚ it could be argued that there were many other bodies responsible for the successes of the civil rights movement‚ such as the

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