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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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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The Death of Romeo and Juliet Everything that happens has a cause. This statement also applies to how every murder that happens has a murderer. Sometimes it is the ones you love most that hurts you the most. Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is an example of that and though there may be guilt coming from more than one person‚ only one of them plays the biggest part. With that said‚ the character that plays the biggest factor in Romeo and Juliet’s death is neither Paris nor Friar
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about killing his cats and wife. According to the narrator‚ we Although the narrator said his wife’s death was an accident‚ he aimed a blow at the cat‚ but this blow was arrested by the hand of his wife‚ so buried the axe in his wife’s brain. The narrator is responsible for the wife’s murder‚ due to his violent personality‚ and he has no guilt for his wife’s death. First‚ the narrator is responsible for the wife’s murder because he is violent. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator says that
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Lady Macbeth is the mastermind in the death of Duncan in the play ‘Macbeth’. She pushed Macbeth into killing Duncan. Lady macbeth is married to the main character Macbeth and when she received a letter from Macbeth informing her of what the witches told him‚ she begins to think of a plan to kill Duncan. Macbeth is a loyal guy and when he heard the witches tell him their vision‚ he was willing to bypass the idea of it and continue being just the Thane of Glamis. However‚ Lady Macbeth pushes and persuades
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Romeo and Juliet tells the tragic love story of two lovers. The two families‚ the Capulets and Montagues‚ are feuding‚ causing great tension between each person involved. Benvolio and Mercutio are important people in the Montague family. They are also both close friends with Romeo‚ Montague’s son. Benvolio and Mercutio are very similar in intentions‚ but can have very contrasting characteristics as well. Benvolio is Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin. He often attempts to prevent violence between
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In the Shakespearean tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence was a monk‚ and a counselor‚ who came up with intricate plots and concocted a seemingly magical elixir in order to solve problems that the lovers encountered. Friar Lawrence had a profound impact on the outcome of this Shakespearean play; however‚ in a way that led to catastrophe. There are many factors that caused the deaths of the lovers‚ but two of the most important were how Friar Lawrence disregarded his own logic‚ and how he missed
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yet failed. Though some readers might believe that the friars are innocent in the death of Juliet yet it is clear that they both are responsible because the friars should have been honest about the marriage‚ Friar John and Lawrence should have had a well thought-out plan‚ and Friar John could have saved Juliet from the tomb. My first reason for believing that the friar Lawrence is responsible for Juliet’s death is
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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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Who was the greatest contributor to the death of Romeo and Juliet? In this essay I will be writing about William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ I will be doing an in-depth analysis as to who I think is most to blame for the sad eventual deaths of Romeo and Juliet‚ analysing each character in detail. First‚ let’s start with the general storyline. It is fourteenth century Verona‚ an Italian city. Two families‚ the Capulet’s and Montague’s‚ have been feuding for centuries‚ the reason for this
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