William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is an unfortunate one. Although Macbeth does take the actions that lead to his downfall‚ he is not fully responsible for his behavior. After encountering three witches who foretell the future for him‚ he desperately wants to believe what they say since everything they told him is good on his part. It is said that the witches were just figments of his imagination. In either case‚ the prophecies told act as a vehicle to plant ambition in him which then leads him
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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 and those around
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What factors contributed to the downfall of Othello? Othello’s downfall was a resultant of a combination of interdepended factors. Especially Othello’s inherent flaws of jealousy and gullibility nurtured by his trusted ensign‚ Iago‚ were an important factor leading to the cause of his downfall. His interactions and relationships with the numerous characters throughout the play were also specifically important. In addition‚ Othello’s insecurities about his obvious differences also play an important
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hero’s falls arises as fault of a hamartia on his part‚ a fault which plagues humanity. In fact‚ throughout the work‚ Othello is revealed to have many more faults and weaknesses than a man of his stature should posses‚ providing a reason for his downfall. The work’s main protagonist‚ the scheming Iago‚ ultimately has his own reasons for his actions; actions which on surface value might appear to be inherently evil and motiveless. A third variable here‚ the role of the setting‚ and its part in the
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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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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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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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