Even if Goeth was just following orders‚ he is still responsible for the Jewish deaths he caused‚ either directly by killing them himself‚ or indirectly by assisting in the transport of Jews to death camps. At any point in time‚ Goeth could have stopped being a perpetrator/collaborator and become an upstander for the Jewish cause. Instead‚ Goeth continued to persecute the Jews‚ and aided others in doing so. If he was responsible for following his orders‚ he should have been equally responsible for
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11/13/08 Who is Guiltier? In the play “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare it is difficult to determine who is more responsible for the murder of King Duncan‚ Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? It is difficult to determine who is more responsible because each Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have done so many things to each be named the guiltier person. Macbeth is guiltier than Lady Macbeth because Macbeth actually committed the crime of killing king Duncan. When Macbeth is on his
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and Lennie The fact that George and Lennie‚ the two main characters of the book ‘of mice and men’ written by John Steinbeck‚ ‘string along together’ to fulfill their American dream is unusual in the world of ranch hands. George and Lennie know each other since they were kids‚ Lennie is attached to George and they are like brothers to each other ever since. Lennie isn’t really bright; however he was useful‚ that is why George a takes care of Lennie and takes Lennie with him to do jobs. Lennie always
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John Steinbeck The Death of Lennie The death of Lennie was quick and painless for Lennie‚ how quick and painless was it to the men or even George‚ his best friend? Should he have killed Lennie to keep him from going to jail or even worse which would have been dealt by Curley? This book was set in the time of the Great Depression. In the Great Depression people didn’t usually care about one another and this is a completely different story. We found out that George and Lennie are migrant workers
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3. People often want to blame someone when "things go wrong." People spend hours in court trying to find the guilty person. So‚ how would you explain the death of Curley’s wife? Who was irresponsible? In our time people like Lennie are put to death similar acts. Argue who is responsible and explain how events took such a tragic turn. "As you would blame others‚ blame yourself; as you would forgive yourself‚ forgive others." - Chinese Proverb. This quote accurately depicts an ideal situation
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future and put the idea into his head first that he could one day become King of Scotland. All three witches have a say in predicting his Future. Macbeth has the chance to become king but the only way he can do that is by killing his friend Duncan who is already king. He has mixed reactions and wishes there would be no consequences‚ “If the assassination could trammel up the consequence‚ and catch With his surcease success.” Macbeth contemplating the prophecy shows that his thoughts jumped to the
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Duncan ’s death is Macbeth. However this does not necessarily mean he is to blame‚ for his violent death is obviously the consequence of certain influences that forced Macbeth to perform his fatal deed. Furthermore‚ to unearth the truth about who is really the guilty for Duncan ’s murder we must explore the influences the different characters have on Macbeth ’s impulses and the overall scenario of the slaying. <br> <br>Firstly‚ we shall consider Lady Macbeth and Macbeth as they are the two who planned
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childlike incompetence‚ which are presented to emphasise the instinctive threat‚ which he poses. When George talks of what happened in Weed‚ he proclaims that Lennie gets all “mixed up”‚ when something goes wrong‚ “he holds on‚ ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do”. This gets Lennie into many dangerous situations throughout the book. Lennie has a curiosity with ‘red’‚ this is advertised throughout the novel‚ this behaviour he more associated with the behaviour of a child‚ rather than an adult
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know! Orsino had fallen in love with the noblewoman Olivia‚ and his passion increased every time his messenger informed him that she had‚ once again‚ refused his confessions. Olivia has not been linked romantically to any man after her brother’s death. “How can she be happy with Duke Orsino when she is still mourning over her brother? Well‚ of course‚ she will move on when she opens her eyes and accepts that there is no one better
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later. In addition to that‚ people might not even consider all their options before making a big decision. In the case of Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Lawrence does both of these things. Friar Lawrence is most responsible for these star crossed lovers deaths for many reasons. Some reasons are he tends to do things for the wrong reasons‚ he doesn’t think things through‚ and is quite forgetful. Friar knows that Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast because he states‚ “an old tear that is not washed off
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