extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? The tragic downfall of Shakespeare’s Macbeth can be attributed to his forceful ambition which leads him to commit terrible deeds‚ selfish greed and weakness that allows him to be easily manipulated. These influencing factors are nourished and encouraged by the three witches and the deceitful Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s actions of murdering innocent children and women and his damning act of genocide show that he is primarily responsible for his own demise
Premium Macbeth English-language films Macbeth of Scotland
Who or what is responsible for the tragedy in Othello? In Shakespeare’s Othello almost every character ranging from Brabantio to Emilia is somewhat responsible for the tragedy‚ emotions are also at play in the tragedy. Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own
Premium Othello Iago Michael Cassio
Death of a Salesman is a tragic play written by Arthur Miller‚ the play is about an aging and struggling salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ and his family’s misguided perception of success. Willy Loman is responsible for his own downfall. He tries to become a very successful businessman‚ in reality he is not a good salesman he is good with his hands‚ not people. Willys complex mind often makes up stories or changes the stories he knows because he cannot face the truth of his life that he has not accomplished
Premium Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller Family
1. Who is to blame for the downfall of Kidder Peabody & Company? Arguments for guilt and innocence: -- Joseph Jett – Guilty Did not reveal the accounting glitch to his superiors and took advantage of the system deficiency Continually entered a new forward recon so the loss would not be calculated and recorded thus knowingly hiding the daily loses If Jett did not knowingly commit fraud and acted within KP guidelines‚ that does not exonerate him from guilt. He was tasked with generating
Premium Management Corporation Corporate governance
failed to prevent the Great Depression but it was primarily responsible for its length and severity. As Murray Rothbard explains in America’s Great Depression‚ the Federal Reserve creates boom and bust cycles that destabilize the economy. The Federal Reserve created an unsustainable boom in the 1920s by lowering interest rates. Rothbard estimated that the money supply had increased by 61.8 percent between 1921 and 1929. The inevitable stock market crash was a symptom of the inflationary boom. Economist
Premium Great Depression Federal Reserve System Unemployment
In Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is responsible for the tragedy of his downfall. Fate and free will are two opposing ideas that Sophocles seamlessly blends into the play. Sophocles ultimately leaves it up to the audience to interpret the reality behind this argument. 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
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Tragedy
We certainly know that the direct responsible for Duncan ’s death is Macbeth. However this does not necessarily mean he is to blame‚ for his violent death is obviously the consequence of certain influences that forced Macbeth to perform his fatal deed. Furthermore‚ to unearth the truth about who is really the guilty for Duncan ’s murder we must explore the influences the different characters have on Macbeth ’s impulses and the overall scenario of the slaying. <br> <br>Firstly‚ we shall consider Lady
Premium Macbeth
control and were actually being determined by a higher power. However‚ Oedipus is able to choose his course of action making him responsible for his ruin. Although many readers believe that fate is what causes Oedipus’s downfall‚ it is his free actions that create his tragedy. In “Chapter 5: A Hidden God: Oedipus the King” John A. Weigel argues that Oedipus’s downfall was caused by his free actions rather than the acts of a higher power. Weigel states that‚ “Oedipus’s character is necessary for the
Premium
Holocaust is a "Greek word meaning‚ ’destruction of an entirety; a whole’" (Berry Notes). The Holocaust usually refers to a time in Germany when Adolf Hitler was Chancellor‚ and he and his many followers killed around six million Jewish people‚ as well as around six million others. We can see the beginnings of Hitler’s theories in his book‚ Mein Kampf‚ which means "my struggle"‚ in which he talks about the master race theory‚ where all other races than the master Aryan race should serve or be exterminated
Free Nazi Germany The Holocaust Adolf Hitler
both responsible for his death because of the longstanding family feud‚ Mercutio being in the wrong place at the wrong time‚ and the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. {{Good job!}} The longstanding family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues caused a lot of fighting between the two families for years. Mercutio was not a Capulet or Montague‚ but a friend of Romeo who was a Montague. So by association‚ Mercutio is an enemy to the Capulets. When Mercutio was killed‚ it was in a
Premium Romeo and Juliet Characters in Romeo and Juliet Mercutio