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    Ultimately Responsible for the Tragedy of Macbeth? Macbeth was always a loyal man to his King‚ but when he knew he had the chance to get the kingdom he always wanted‚ he knew that he had to do everything he could to get it. In this play‚ Macbeth shows how he was weak‚ and let people control his actions. His actions and his led to his death‚ which left the people who changed him ultimately held responsible for his death. The three people that were held responsible for the death of Macbeth were

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    Was Macbeth a Traitor

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    “Macbeth deserved to die because he was totally responsible for the betraying the Scottish king‚ Duncan‚ and the Scottish people”. Write an analytical essay in which you explore the forces behind Macbeth’s murdering ways. Macbeth deserved to die for betraying the Scottish king‚ Duncan‚ and the Scottish people; however‚ he was not totally responsible for his actions. Lady Macbeth and the three Witches also played a major role. They were responsible for convincing Macbeth to begin

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    character in this play‚ is to some extent responsible for his own death. However I am also hoping to ascertain fate and destiny’s involvement with the time‚ place‚ and situation in which he died. Factors which may have influenced Eddie’s opinions of certain circumstances will also be explored‚ such as social and historical backgrounds‚ communication between characters‚ relationships‚ fate and destiny‚ tragedy‚ and mirroring of Arthur Miller’s own life. Eddie Carbone was brought up in early twentieth-century

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    according to the Aristotelian definition‚ because his demise is entirely of his own doing. In the ongoing debate of fate versus free will‚ Oedipus proves that fate will only take a person so far. There is no arguing that he was dealt a dreadful hand by the Gods‚ but it is by his own free will that his prized life collapses. Oedipus could‚ and should have done nothing given the prophecies of the oracle‚ although either way his fate would have been realized. His apparent powerlessness against fate cannot

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    WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOWNFALL OF OEDIPUS‚ IS IT FATE OR FREE WILL? In Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is responsible for the tragedy of his downfall. Oedipus is presented with a series of choices throughout the play‚ and his arrogant and stubborn nature push him to impulsively make the wrong decisions‚ the decisions that ultimately lead him to his downfall. While Oedipus and those around him consider "fate" the source of Oedipus’ problems‚ Oedipus’ decisions show the

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    leadership brought Rome many fortunes; some historians credit his success to the fact that he was ambitious. However‚ becoming overly ambitious has often been the cause of downfall for the leaders of the past‚ and Ceasar’s case was no different. While ambition gives an individual a goal and proper motivation towards it‚ sometimes the culprit can become obsessed with his own legacy‚ and forego rationality to in an attempt to carve his name in stone. For a ruler‚ this is a particularly undesirable

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    Othello Coursework: How far do you agree with Bradley’s view that Iago is wholly responsible for Othello’s downfall? A.C Bradley‚ a known literature critic‚ argues that it is in fact the machinations of the character Iago that is wholly responsible for the downfall of Othello. “..that these worthy people‚ who are so successful and popular and stupid‚ are mere puppets in his hands‚ but living puppets‚ who at the motion of his finger must contort themselves in agony‚ while all the time they believe that

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    What Was Judy Downfall

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    showing up at all was the breaking point for the studio heads. Although Judy managed to bring in money with box office hits‚ especially with her last film Summer Stock being a financial hit‚ MGM finally terminated their contract with her in 1950. The reason for her downfall? The unwavering addiction to her pills‚ the same pills she was given at the credulous age of 12 where she signed her name over to MGM. Not to say she was the only child actress to be given pills but she was the one star Hollywood

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    Security in Macbeth. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth revolves around the downfall of several key characters during the course of this tragic play. Security or overconfidence is a feeling of freedom from danger‚ care‚ or fear. When one feels invincible‚ they may lose all rational thought in their heads as well as in their hearts. By the end of the play‚ overconfidence can be linked to the downfall of three important characters in the play: Duncan‚ Banquo and Macbeth. Duncan was killed mainly because

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    Hamlet His Own Victim

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    Hamlet‚ His Own Victim Hamlet‚ the main character in William Shakespeare ’s play Hamlet is a deeply intelligent and reflective man. Hamlet is compelled by justice and filial duty to revenge his father ’s murder; he is also simultaneously riddled with self-doubt and moral conscience. Hamlet is quite disturbed by the sudden death of his father and his mother ’s hasty marriage to his uncle‚ King Claudius. Hamlet ’s character is naturally withdrawn‚ dark‚ and morose in the wake of these traumatic

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