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    Who is to Blame for Macbeth’s Downfall? Macbeth is a Shakespearean play written during the Elizabethan Era‚ it is set roughly four hundred years before it was written. Macbeth demonstrates what can happen when one does not follow their conscience. The main character‚ Macbeth‚ starts as a very strong character that is very admired. He wins the battle for his country when it seemed that they lost. He is honored greatly after the battle by King Duncan‚ it felt like Macbeth would be forever loyal

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    began to reinvent the automobile. The 1949‚ 1950‚ 1951‚ 1953 and 1954 Chevrolets received only modest facelifts and were called dull but dependable. However‚ in 1955‚ 1956 and 1957 appearance and engineering was changed radically by Chevrolet. Who was responsible for the new Chevy’s? Chuck Jordon‚ Harley Earl and especially Edward Nicholas Cole‚ Chevrolet’s Chief Engineer. The process of car restoration

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    play. The question then asked is‚ who is to blame for the downfall of Macbeth; the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth himself? Even though both the witches and Lady Macbeth factor in to the person Macbeth becomes‚ Macbeth is the ultimate one to blame. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is the one to blame for his own downfall because of his ambition‚ mental weakness‚ and his recklessness. The first reason Macbeth himself is the one to blame for his downfall in the play‚ Macbeth‚ is because

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    The Federal Reserve 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

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    Shylock’s Downfall: The Merchant of Venice By Raghav Kaushik [KorektPhool] In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice‚ the character of Shylock is partially responsible for his own downfall. Shylock is a victim of a society that values trade over human life; he falls foul to a city that regards Jews such as himself as inferiors; and even the intricate details of the law plays a part in his demise. It is true that Shylock feeds fat to the fire by treating the Christians with contempt; and his

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    The theme on manipulation and deception is central to both the characters and plots of Shakespeare’s Othello and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. Though story line and context of the two plays is very different‚ similarities can be found through the theme of manipulation and deception. Both of these plays contain events of manipulation sometimes manipulating other people and themselves. Shakespeare’s Othello shows us that the character Iago is very manipulating and its no secret he shares his

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    The people of the Elizabethan times believed in witchcraft. Infact‚ King James 1 was the author of many books on the topic witchcraft. In this period of time‚ they saw people who fell under the spell of witches with an evil persona. Macbeth is considered evil‚ as he was allowed to be taken control by the witches. Some might remark that witches deceptive and vague prophecies made it good reasons to easily brainwash Macbeth. They might even say these prophecies would intrigue and eventually command

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    “Dr Faustus is an exploration of forbidden knowledge and the unknown” to what extent do you agree? Attain forbidden knowledge- leads to downfall At the beginning of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus‚ the reader quickly learns that the central character is highly educated and ambitious‚ as well as remarkably arrogant. Before we are introduced to him as he sits in his study‚ we are told that he is “swollen with cunning” and has grown tired of traditional studies and seeks a new darker path of study. This endeavour

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    Brutus was the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s famous play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Both characters were prominent people who had a tragic flaw that ended with their downfall. While both men could have easily been the tragic hero Brutus fits that role better. Marcus Brutus could be considered the tragic hero of this play for many reasons. Brutus is evidently a very prominent figure in Rome who has always had its best intentions in heart. Despite all of this Brutus like all tragic heroes had one

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    Q.1. Discuss Dr Faustus as a tragedy. Tragedy – Definition Aristotle defines a tragedy as a ‘representation of an action which is important‚ complete and limited in length. It is enacted not recited and by arousing pity and fear‚ it gives an outlet to emotions of this type.’ However‚ for the Elizabethans‚ more specifically for Marlowe and Shakespeare‚ tragedy is not a restrictive view of human excellence or weakness as the Greeks are often inclined to present but an affirmative view of human

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