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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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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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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Examine who is to blame in The Crucible? Thesis The social influences‚ spiritual authority‚ and bitter vengeance that Judge Danforth‚ Abigail Williams‚ and the average citizen of Salem strongly portrayed exemplifies the failure of a non-secular society and a community built on God that was destined to fail. Judge Danforth Danforth refuses to postpone the hearings until they investigate further. Abigail may have got the ball rolling or so to speak‚ but Danforth could have stopped the hangings and
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Macbeth Project Part I- The Tragic Hero Both Aristotle and Shakespeare included the presence of a rigid code of conduct in their definitions of “hero”‚ but they didn’t need them to be morally upright. The inventory of people who could be heroes included sinners; the requirement to be nice is never even suggested by either‚ and “fitness of character” is more about determination and discipline than anything else. Aristotle preferred that the hero be “good or fine” in The Poetics‚ but he also implied
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lovers death may have left people questioning who is to blame? So‚ who is to blame? Many characters could be at fault for the deaths but the following are highlighted: Lord Capulet‚ Lady Capulet‚ and Fate. “To go with Paris to Saint Peters Church‚ or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out‚ you green-sickness carrion! Out‚ you baggage! “ (DBQ: project‚ 2013) IN act three of scene five‚ Capulet says these words to Juliet. They basically mean‚ marry who I wish you to (Paris) and do as I say or you
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V). Macbeth is to blame for King Duncan’s death and for Banquo’s assassination. Macbeth is to blame for his own actions that resulted in the terrible events that happened to Banquo‚ King Duncan‚ and the guards. Macbeth kills King Duncan and no one directly forced him to do that. Macbeth orders the murder of Banquo and his son‚ Fleance. Macbeth frames the Guards and uses their daggers to kill King Duncan. Macbeth‚ the Thane of Cawdor‚ Murders King Duncan of Scotland. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are converse
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Owners to Blame‚ Not Pitbulls Over the years society has developed a fear of the breed of pitbulls. How would you feel if someone came and took your innocent non-violent dog from you home? The only explanation is that it is part of a bad breed and it is mandatory that it is taken to be put down. Sounds like a nightmare doesn’t it? Irresponsible‚ abusive owners are never to blame for the actions of a pitbull used to fight‚ bred improperly‚ and unsocialized with the real life of a dog life. According
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very many lives. Because of the effects of the war people were determined to search for the country that was to blame for all the disaster created. The outbreak was contingent on a determining number of factors. These factors included nationalism that was being spread throughout Europe during the time before World War I had started and the alliance system. Although Germany was not all to blame for the outbreak of World War I‚ it did contribute more than a fare share in its involvement in the alliance
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interrupt one another‚ making it fairly difficult to place blame on one person. So‚ we should take a look at the instigators of each event to determine who is to blame. The initial events are the fight caused by Sampson‚ Gregory‚ Abraham‚ and BAlthasar which reignite the family feud‚ Romeo falling in love and marrying Juliet‚ and Lord Capulet arranging Paris’ and Juliet’s marriage. With this list of people we can determine who is to blame. The first event was the fight between the servants of both
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