The blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet could be placed on many different people for many different reasons. Despite all of the characters actions from the play that lead to the young couple’s dreadful demise‚ the real blame should be placed on their society as a whole. The societal expectation of parents picking their child’s spouse at the time was the norm‚ but it wasn’t well thought out. If society at the time wasn’t so focused on the name attached to the person‚ their deaths would’ve been
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Who is to blame? It could be the three evil witches who tempted Macbeth with the prophecies. Or maybe his overbearing wife who always questioned his manhood. It might be Macduff who put his head on a stick. Or simply‚ it could be his own grave that he dug. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ there are many people who could be blamed for the ultimate downfall of Macbeth. Pressley says‚ “The most striking feature of Shakespeare is his command of language.” In the end‚ the only person that can be blamed
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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 solely responsible for the death and destruction in this story. Dr. Frankenstein was a man who was full of negativity. He was just filled
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took part in the death of Romeo and Juliet‚ but out of all the wrong done who deserves the blame? In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo was heart broken until he saw Juliet at a Capulet’s masquerade ball. Then as they began to date they wanted to be married‚ but would have had to be married in secret due to their feuding families. When Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them‚ their worlds flipped upside down in a twist of unfortunate events. Friar Lawrence deserves the blame of their deaths because he married
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as possible. The city of Thebes is plagued because Laius’ death was never avenged. Due to Oedipus’ desperation to restore order to Thebes‚ he proclaims that anyone who has information regarding Laius’ death will be rewarded and the killer will be exiled. At this time in the play‚ Oedipus is clueless about who his true parents are. Oedipus lack patience is demonstrated again when Teiresias goes to see Oedipus. Oedipus begs him to reveal who Laius’ murderer is‚ but Teiresias replies that he knows the
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In Act I of The Tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare‚ King Duncan gets murdered. The characters in this play are trying to figure out who is to blame for his murder. There are a couple characters that could be blamed‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ and the Witches. I feel that the witches are to blame. The Witches have been tinkering with Macbeth’s fate. They have been telling him that he shall be king. The third witch states “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shall be king hereafter!” (Line 50‚ page
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States‚ carrying many immigrants and around 28 nationalities on the expected 7 day voyage. The Titanic was known as "unsinkable" before the tragic event and since the day "Titanic‚ the unsinkable" became an oxymoron‚ people still don’t know who should be the blame of it till present day. There’s been many suspects on the list such as: Thomas Andrews (architect of the titanic)‚ Captain Lord(captain of the Californian ship)‚ Harland and Wolff (shipbuilders) and Bruce Ismay(director of white star line)
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The Genocide in Rwanda: Who is to Blame? By Maria Chiara Billones Lucatello February 3‚ 2010 International Relations Mr. Conzemius “A small boy of 11 years‚ was curled up in a ball of fresh flesh and blood‚ in his eyes was a glance of lost hope‚ abandonment‚ and defeat. He was without vision; A little girl at nine years of age‚ was pinned up against a tree…her legs apart‚ and she was covered in things even hell can’t imagine; excrement‚ urine and blood . . . in her mouth was cold fresh meat‚ cut
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Abigail is the first person you would think of when looking for someone to blame for the Salem witch trials. This is because she is seen as the ringleader of the girls who were accusing people of being witches. The first thing we learn about Abby in the stage directions is “an orphan with an endless capacity for dissembling’ this shows us straight away that she likes to cause trouble. In the first act we learn that she has had an affair with proctor. He’s says ‘ill not be comin’ for you no more’
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Who is to Blame? The Trojan War; one of the longest and most remembered war in the history of Greek mythology. Millions of people died‚ families were broken and a few people were to blame for this. In the novel The Firebrand‚ by Marion Zimmer Bradly‚ a Trojan princess‚ by name of Kassandra‚ has been given the gift of foresight. She foresees the Greek ships on the waters of Troy approximately twenty years before they are there. It was then that she met Apollo and was claimed as his. She goes
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