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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Who is Responsible for Macbeth’s Downfall? The play Macbeth begins with Scotland beating the Norwegian’s in a battle which Macbeth and Banquo are claimed to be responsible for. On the way back Macbeth and Banquo are met by three witches who say “All hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis!” “All hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee‚ Thane of Cawdor!” “All hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” Φ page 49 lines 47-50φ when this happens Macbeth and Banquo don’t believe them‚ but soon after Macbeth
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to kill the king so he gets a step closer to becoming king. The problem is‚ he doesn’t just kill the king‚ he kills other people. The main question in this book is who is responsible for for numerous of deaths? Macbeth kills lots of people‚ but could others have influenced him? In my opinion‚ I think that Macbeth is ultimately responsible because he is the one that physically murdered the people. He did not have to listen to anyone else‚ such as the witches and Lady Macbeth. He is the one that had
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responsibility for his actions and decisions. One of Oedipus’ mistakes was being ignorant to who his real parents were. Oedipus had discovered rumors that the people he thought were his birth parents were not who they said they were. He had a feeling that the rumors were true‚ but he foolishly did not make an effort to uncover the truth. Even when the oracle revealed Oedipus to his fate‚ he did not question who his parents were. Oedipus assumed it was referring to the people he considered his parents
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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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resulting in both Romeo as well as Juliet’s untimely demise. Although‚ one question remains. (There are actually several unanswered questions‚ but I thought that that would be a good way of transitioning topics.) The question being‚ who is most‚ if not entirely responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? My vote; Romeo himself. Romeo‚ feeling a bit down on himself after having had his feelings for the love of his life‚ Rosaline‚ ripped to shreds‚ is trying to recover from that emotional sucker-punch
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Personal responsibility is the act of being responsible for your own actions. Being mature enough to do what you are suppose to do with no procrastination. Personal responsibility plays an important role in an individual everyday life style when it comes to taking care of things you are responsible to do‚ such as: waking up in the morning‚ get ready for work‚ paying your bills on time‚ and make sure your school works are done on time. It is a personal responsibility to maintain a healthy life style
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Who is to 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
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that he was entitled to the crown. Due to Lady Macbeth’s actions‚ Macbeth had limited himself to a certain perspective and allowed himself to become overridden by his ambition to become king. I believe that Lady Macbeth is the individual most responsible for the sins of Macbeth because Lady Macbeth focused all of her efforts towards a plan that would enable Macbeth to kill Duncan without leaving
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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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