it mean to be a conspirator? Is it someone who is involved in the harmful or illegal activity‚ or is it one who plots the crime? In the tragedy Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ driven by greed and ambition‚ carries his wife along with him through his mischievous acts to expedite being crowned king. However‚ Lady Macbeth is not to be held accountable for the crimes committed because of her mental instability and lack of involvement. Lady Macbeth can not be held accountable for the murders
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Frankenstein’s Tragedy Frankenstein‚ a play that has been around for one-hundred years still is remembered till this day. There was a monster that had one request and a creator who ignored it; all lead to a depressing tragedy. Dr. Frankenstein is to blame for the tragedies that occurred to the monster because he did not account for the consequences that occurred. The doctor abandoned the monster when he could not control him any longer and did not take ownership for his creation which makes him
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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
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To what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare between 1606-11 conveys the ambition of a man who lusts for power and his downfall from his position of greatness. Macbeth’s downfall is started when three witches‚ using their supernatural knowledge‚ stir trouble in Scotland. Macbeth believes in the prophecies that they offer him and strengthened by his own ambition and encouragement from his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he discovers the
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departs to England. When she dies‚ Gertrude reports her death to Claudius and Laertes. Gertrude‚ The Queen of Denmark‚ is responsible for Ophelia’s death. By looking at Gertrude’s over protective relationship with Hamlet‚ her lack of initiative on the situations around her in a time of tragedy‚ as well as her vivid account of Ophelia’s death‚ evidence that she is responsible for Ophelia’s death will be presented. Gertrude’s overprotective relationship with Hamlet serves as a motive to
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Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ the protagonist Macbeth encounters three witches after fighting the thane of Hardwell. There the three witches’ plant a seed of madness inside Macbeth’s head by telling him the future and he commits unspeakable crimes to make their predictions come true. Macbeth suffers for his crimes but was but was it his own fault or was the witches mischief and meddling to blame. Witchcraft in the
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their dream. In the book Macbeth‚ the main character is such that‚ he is a greedy and ambitious man that took the next step to become king. Macbeth murdered the king at the time named Duncan‚ to ensure his place as the next king. Throughout the play Macbeth starts to realize what his actions caused‚ and what may happen in the future so he takes another leap of faith‚ and assigns two men to go out and seek all of Duncan’s family and kill them. Many people argue about who is at fault for the murder
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In a small town in England there was a man named Shakespeare‚ he wrote exquisite plays‚ including Macbeth written in 1606. Macbeth was written as a fable‚ he often wrote plays for King James I‚ the book however is portrayed as suspenseful and very solemn. The main characters would be Macbeth the protagonist and the witches as antagonist. Macbeth is portrayed as gullible because he believes everything the witches say about his destiny as king and as ambitious because he has just learned he is going
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At the start of the play‚ Macbeth was just on his way home from war when the witches plotted for Macbeth and his friend‚ Banquo to come meet them. The 3 Witches informed Macbeth that he would be the King of Cawdor. Macbeth was very confused and wondered why he would be king if Duncan was still alive. Macbeth even said‚ “ The thane of Cawdor lives‚ A prosperous gentleman‚ and to be king. Stands not within the prospect of belief‚ No more than to be Cawdor. “ (1.3.70-73) When the witches told him he
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writing. In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare creates three of his antagonists as witches. Due to their mysterious aura to the characters and audience‚ they are able to interact in different ways and influence others. Shakespeare uses humanity’s fear of the unknown to create a lack of trust between the audience and characters and the witches and uses supernatural elements to influence the characters to make amoral
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