considered didactic as in the case in classical tragedy‚ the hero’s falls arises as fault of a hamartia on his part‚ a fault which plagues humanity. In fact‚ throughout the work‚ Othello is revealed to have many more faults and weaknesses than a man of his stature should posses‚ providing a reason for his downfall. The work’s main protagonist‚ the scheming Iago‚ ultimately has his own reasons for his actions; actions which on surface value might appear to be inherently evil and motiveless. A third variable
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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 decided; Oedipus was destined to commit these heinous acts. Oedipus is not completely responsible for what happened. Fate had determined that he would commit murder and incest. Being that it is engrained in his destiny
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“Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” Our sixteenth president‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ said this. Isabel makes many important decisions through the novel‚ but a few were when she took the blame for Ruth at the docks‚ saved Lady Seymour from the huge fire in New York‚ and took Curzon with her as she escaped from her evil mistress. To sum it up‚ everything she did was one step further toward getting back to Rhode Island and her dead Momma
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Winston to believe that O’Brien is on the same page as him. It’s as if O’Brien knew what to say to allow Winston to open up and fall into the trap. Winston had conjured up this conversation off of what he mistakenly took for “two minds think alike”. This quote serves to show how wrong Winston had been in his interpretation. O’Brien was actually very supporting of “The Party” and would eventually be a part of the downfall that Winston faces. Another reason why I chose this quote is because of the words
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Is it American Society rather than his own weakness that brings Willy to his downfall? Death of a Salesman is centred on the character of Willy‚ and this character is used to portray the downside of the American dream. Willy’s search for the American dream led to his downfall‚ alongside with many internal problems. Since the American dream is part of the American Society’s culture it is also to blame for Willy’s downfall. The American society has always had the American dream as part of its culture
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Plan of Investigation One major‚ controversial event that occurred during the WWII was the Holocaust. There has been much debate about the causes of the Holocaust‚ as many factors have been discussed. Therefore‚ this investigation will assess to what extent was Hitler the cause of the Holocaust. The four factors that will be assessed will be the widespread anti-Semitism‚ the role of Hitler himself‚ the demonizing of Jews made by the state churches and the Treaty of Versailles. The sources I will
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S13hsm 2 Joe Pendlebury How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? There are many factors which were responsible for the Provisional government’s downfall. Some are more important than others because they had more impact on the downfall. The War‚ the distribution of land and the people in the provisional government all contributed to the downfall of the provisional government. They each had different amounts of impact. The Provisional Government had a programme
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‘A man is worth more dead than alive’ (Willy Loman‚ Act II). Willy Loman is a man on the verge of mental breakdown which will culminate in his eventual suicide. His ultimate destruction can be blamed on a number of factors‚ social pressure‚ family and friend influences‚ and his psychological and emotional state of mind. However‚ we are all subjected to the aforementioned issues to some degree throughout our lives and most of us take responsibility for our actions and by doing so endeavour to create
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german is‚ Workers want to appeal to everyone. Adolf Hitler the leader of the Nazis‚ he wanted a society with only blue eyed‚ blonde hair‚ and fair skin people or the “Aryans”. Hitler’s ideas foreshadowed a total destruction of everyone who did not fit his society. Hitler plans include a fascist form of government‚ which meant the government is focused on an individual it is a form of dictatorship. Hitler’s plans made power on the economic industry‚ hitler created a widespread middle class. He mainly
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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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