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    Macbeth‚ a famous play written by William Shakespeare‚ depicts the effects of ambition on a desiring King Macbeth. As Macbeth’s constant desire for power increases‚ his own tragic downfall is developing‚ whether this tragedy is depicted in losing his friends‚ loyal supporters‚ wife‚ or own life. Although Macbeth is downright evil‚ and a heartless murderer of many‚ by the end of this Shakespearean piece‚ Macbeth was not inherently a terrible being. Misleading but honest‚ the beginning of the play

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    ’The only character responsible for the tyranny of Macbeth is the man himself. Discuss’ Macbeth is not the only person responsible for all the poorly made decisions and unjust ruling. This character based theme is shown extensively throughout the play ’Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. During the play we are shown Macbeth as a tyrant ruler who is always killing people. Just at the start of the play we see Macbeth fighting against Norway and Ireland and at the end of the play Macbeth if fighting against

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    damned in evils to top Macbeth.” [1] This assessment of his character will be argued with close reference to Macbeth. To say that Macbeth is “a most worthy thane” [1] is an unfitting judgment of his character. Banquo’s “noble partner” [1] reveals his true colours when he allows his “vaulting ambition” [1] to come into power. By allowing himself to be influenced by the “Weird sisters” [1]‚ he aligns himself with their belief that “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” [1]. Macbeth agrees‚ with the help

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    How far was Tsar Nicholas responsible for his own downfall? In 15th March 1927 Tsar Nicholas of Russia abdicated in this essay I will be analysing to what extent it was his fault and what extent he had no control over His mistakes The first reason that it was his fault is that he was a weak character who was not fit to rule a large nation such as Russia as we can see in source 12 “He keep saying that he was wholly unfit to resign…. But he was not. ” This is a very reliable source as it is his sister

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    William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy about a war hero named Macbethwho follows his ambition with evil and who is repaid with evil. He is responsible for his own demise although only to a certain extent. There were many other factors that contributed to the tragic that could have been avoided - for example how the witches’ predictions are responsible for influencing Macbeth’s thoughts although ultimately no one told Macbeth to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth was also a very influential character

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    Macbeth runs out of the room with bloody hands and a guilty conscious! His wife tells him to go clean up and dispose of the evidence but he cannot move‚ he’s froze in his steps! So many thoughts going there his mind‚ but why did he do it? You can clearly see that he regrets it‚ so why did he kill the king? Was it for himself or was Lady Macbeth’s pressure to much so he did or maybe was it the witches put a spell on him? I I have done my research and I strongly believe that it was his wife’s fault

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    Macbeth Was Not Totally Responsible For the Evil Unleashed In Scotland Macbeth‚ although largely responsible‚ was not totally responsible for the torrent of evil which was unleashed in Scotland after after Duncan’s death. Both Lady Macbeth and the supernatural powers must accept at last some of the responsibility for the evil deeds unleashed during Macbeth reign. They both forced Macbeth to be proactive in chasing the crown at a time when he was of the opinion that " If chance may have me king

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    Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a play that portrays Macbethwho is an ambitious character‚ being manipulated and motivated by female powers. Macbeth is initially depicted as a brave and capable warrior but his physical courage is joined by a consuming ambition- to become King of Scotland. It was his encounter with the witches‚ or otherwise referred to as the "weird sisters"‚ that motivated and inspired Macbeth to murder Duncan and therefore become the King of Scotland. However‚ it was mainly

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    by William Shakespeare is about the two young adult who fell in love at first sight and married after few hour of their first meet. The unstoppable feud from the two family cause the tragic ending for them. With the pure love and the private married lead them to their death and end their families feud. With the tragic ending‚ the most question that people always ask is who is responsible for their death. The characters that is most responsible for their death are the Capulet‚ Friar Lawrence‚ and

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    ultimately it is sinners who sent Jesus to the cross to bear their sins‚ Jewish leaders sought to kill Jesus from the beginning of his ministry for several reasons. Jewish leaders felt threatened by Christ’s leadership when He challenged the temple‚ but they also made accusations that He worked on the Sabbath‚ and they felt that He was attempting to make himself equal to God by claiming that He is the son of God. Pastor David L. Brown writes‚ “…the Jewish leadership (the Scribes who interpreted the Law

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