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    Inevitable Downfalls. The statement that underneath the guise of hospitality is often hostility; an inability to see this hidden hostility that brings about a character’s downfall should be embraced because things don’t always appear as they seem‚ especially when manipulation is involved. At the beginning of the play‚ the witches are waiting for the arrival of Macbeth and Banquo to reveal the prophecies that will lead to both character’s downfall. Before the witches meet with Macbeth and Banquo

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    for Lady Macbeth‚ in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ caused Macbeth to feel the need to prove his manhood‚ which eventually lead to his downfall. Macbeth was not secure in his manhood‚ so he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After he proved he was a man by killing Duncan‚ and he felt he had a lot of power to do whatever he wanted. Macbeth became desensitized between all the killing and the hype of being the King. In the beginning of the play Macbeth showed his love for

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    Macbeth’s Downfall The tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare is considered a tragedy due to the downfall of the main character. His downfall causes many deaths throughout the play and causes dramatic events to take place which in the end leads to his death. Many major events take place in this characters life to lead up to his downfall and death. The downfall of Macbeth is due to his greed for power‚ witches’ self-fulfilling prophesies‚ and the pressure from Lady Macbeth. The greed for power

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    Macbeth”‚a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a horrific story of deterioration of one considered ’hero”. The primary character Macbeth swayed by the concept of malevolent actions‚which causes his downfall. In this particular tragedy‚which validates the express deterioration that absolute power corrupts absolutely.Macbeth and lady Macbeth are provoked by the evils that power present and then consequently tortured by a guilty conscience.Throughout the play Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s express

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    Macbeth’s Downfall Thomas Babington Macaulay states that “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” In the tragic play‚ Macbeth is written by William Shakespeare. The main character Macbeth is a man who is an acceptable man‚ but lets many things get in the way of his good character. As we know a Shakespearean tragedy offers a tragic hero who almost always meets his downfall because of an error or a weakness in his character. Throughout the

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    Aristotle‚ Alexander was taught to appreciate philosophy‚ geography‚ Greek poetry‚ and scientific investigation. “Alexander developed a profound admiration for Greek culture‚ especially as his native Macedonia was looked upon by the Greeks as a backward frontier area”(Judge‚ 2012‚ p. 164). At 16 years old‚ Alexander joins his father’s army. Phillip II waged war against the Byzantian and left Alexander in charge of the kingdom. In Phillip’s absence‚ the Thracian Maedi revolted against Macedonia. In spite

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    fought in Scotland will involve Macbeth. Macbeth is first introduced into the play as a noble gentleman‚ ready to fight for his land and to do anything for his country. As the play goes on‚ his ambitions are made clear to the audience through his speech and soliloquys. The witches gather in a bleak place‚ they have announced that a spell has been prepared for Macbeth. The witches tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Glamis‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ and King of Scotland. Macbeth believes that the witches’

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    Nicholas responsible for his own downfall? In 15th March 1927 Tsar Nicholas of Russia abdicated in this essay I will be analysing to what extent it was his fault and what extent he had no control over His mistakes The first reason that it was his fault is that he was a weak character who was not fit to rule a large nation such as Russia as we can see in source 12 “He keep saying that he was wholly unfit to resign…. But he was not. ” This is a very reliable source as it is his sister being critical

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    Dissecting the Downfall of Great Macbeth While Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition” plays the most vital role in the quick end to his newfound empire in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ exterior forces including Lady Macbeth and the persuasive acts performed by the witches both contribute to the eventual beheading of one of Scotland’s greatest warriors‚ Macbeth himself. Macbeth loses part of himself the moment he takes the life of a friend‚ uncle‚ and respected King‚ Duncan. Although the witches put

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    Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and the three witches are all to blame for the tragedy that is “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth through convincing MacbethMacbeth for following his ambition more than his conscience and the three witches for putting the idea of being king in Macbeth’s head. But i think Macbeth is more responsibe because he had a choice to kill King Duncan. What really brought him to all this mess was actually the need of power and his ambitious needs. Not many would agree with this but‚ he himself

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