C In “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ has a tragic flaw that leads to his Downfall. S In the play‚ Hamlet Sr.‚ the former King of Denmark‚ is murdered. His Brother‚ Claudius‚ takes the reigns of King and marries the late king’s wife‚ making him king. The former king’s ghost appears to young Hamlet and asks him to avenge his death. E1 Right after Hamlet and his company see King Hamlet’s ghost‚ Hamlet tells them‚ “Never to speak of this that you have seen‚ swear by my sword”
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Lady Macbeth was the main reason for the downfall of a born leader and courageous war hero. She was the instigator for Macbeth’s slow downfall from a hero to a murderer to a crazed man full of guilt for what he had done. Macbeth should have not stayed with Lady Macbeth for three reasons. She was power hungry and did not love him. She claimed that he is “too full of the milk of human kindness‚” what she is saying is that Macbeth is afraid to get his hands dirty and is rather feminine. She is contempt
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15‚ 2008 World Literature-3rd Instructor-Fitzgerald Things Fall Apart In society‚ many people‚ if not all‚ have had their share in downfall. Accomplishments have to be made first in order to fall. An individual can accomplish so much‚ and then lose it all in a heartbeat. In the novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ there is a character by the name of Okonkwo who had accomplished many things in his life. What happens when things turn bad? Does an individual contribute to things going wrong? As mentioned
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This play tells the feverish story of the pathetic mental and emotional demise of a determined‚ however fragile‚ repressed and delicate Southern lady (Blanche Dubois) born to a once-wealthy family. Her impoverished‚ tragic downfall in the squalid‚ .. Huntleigh for help escaping from New Orleans; when Stella laughs at her‚Blanche reveals that she is completely broke. Stanley walks in as Blanche ismaking fun of him and secretly overhears Blanche and Stella’s conversation.Later‚ he threatens Blanche
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Point #2: Macbeth begins to see ghosts with the witches‚ who reassure him that no man would be able to kill him. Macbeth‚ satisfied with what the witches say‚ decide that he cannot take the risk of keeping Macduff
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But most of the battles he won where just territory ones. He never really fought major enemies of France and won. He could never truly defeat Great Britain or Prussia‚ and that lead to his downfall. The battle of Waterloo was one of the biggest defeats Napoleon faced. The British and the Prussians joined together to finally take down Napoleon‚ and they did. Due to his predictable fighting techniques that were used in other battles and some
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believes that the witches’ prophecies will become true because the first of the prophecies’ is true – the death of his father has made him Thane of Glamis. Although the witches have placed the idea of these three prophecies in Macbeths mind‚ it is himself who carries out the unexpected actions soon that would soon be revealed. The witches themselves do not force him to kill King Duncan or Macduff and his family; it is Macbeths own choice that he makes in order to carry out the
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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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Oedipus is a king who suffers from hubris which leads to uncontrolled anger. Due to these two flaws‚ Oedipus 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
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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 that Winston places in O’Brien’s message because he couldn’t be farther away from being on his side. O’Brien is the one who ultimately serves to torture Winston after he has been brought in. To me this quote expresses Orwell’s
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