In Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”‚ the two protagonists‚ Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet‚ are “a pair of star-crossed lovers” [Prologue] whose tragic death “buries their parents’ strife” [Prologue]. In the play‚ many factors lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet; among these are fate‚ impulsive love and the rivalry between the Montague and Capulet family. As one of the central themes of the play‚ fate plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet’s death. Through out the
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Essay topic: Who is most to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? The tragic death of Romeo and Juliet can be amounted to the many factors and influences‚ however‚ it can be condensed to the feuding households of Capulets and Montagues‚ the good-hearted Friar Lawrence and the actions of the ‘star-cross’d lovers’. The ill-fated death of the young lovers is a consequence of the unfortunate events and circumstances created by these characters mentioned. The ‘ancient grudge’ between the Capulets
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The witches and Lady Macbeth are largely responsible for Macbeth’s downfall The play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare depicts the beginning and end of a tyrant who loses his strength of will. It can be said however that the fault is not Macbeth’s alone as the witches and Lady Macbeth were partly responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. This can be shown through a variety of techniques such as symbolism‚ metaphors and the use of dialogue. The moment Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband
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and despair. In the literary play Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare created a tragedy protagonist‚ Juliet‚ whose tragic death “buries their parents’ strife” (Prologue). The eternal feud between Montague and Capulets restraints the love between Romeo and Juliet and ultimately lead to their death. Juliet’s death has many different factors‚ and it’s hard to determine the truly blame of Juliet’s death. In all the important characters‚ Lord Capulet refuses to listen to Juliet’s request‚ which result
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To what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ he depicts the rise and downfall of the eponymous protagonist‚ Macbeth. The text illustrates that there is no sole person to blame for Macbeth’s downfall but numerous reasons for Macbeth’s downfall. Macbeth is only partially responsible for his own downfall for his eventual downfall at the hands of Macduff. Macbeth is driven by the prophecies given by the witches and this is perpetuated with the manipulation
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suggestion…” That suggestion Macbeth is referring to is that of killing King Duncan. Nowhere in that quote does Shakespeare mention Macbeth saying “we”. As a matter of fact‚ the word “we” was never uttered when Macbeth was formulating his next murders. “We” would be insinuating that there was more than one party responsible for the killing of King Duncan as well as his other victims. It was Macbeth’s greed‚ relentlessness and cowardliness that led to his own downfall. Many readers could argue that
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on fate. We have all had the experience of a perfect storm of multiple causes ruining a day’s plan‚ while entirely out of your control. It is frustrating and impossible to overcome. Worse yet‚ is when we are blamed for the failure. We cannot blame the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet on the two children. Romeo and Juliet’s deaths were entirely out of their control‚ left up only to the will of Fate. The unintentional actions of the characters caused consequences far greater than the actions. Friar John
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The characters of Euripides ’ play Medea require to be viewed from a variety of perspectives. To say that the only characters that deserve the audience ’s sympathy are the children is not totally correct. As far as the plot is concerned the children are no doubt the innocent victims of this conflict between Medea and Jason‚ however there are other characters that also deserve our sympathy. Also to vaguely state that ’everyone else gets what they deserve ’ requires further analysis of the extent
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Juliet has the main character‚ Romeo‚ having a single character flaw‚ which brings the catastrophe to him and his lover‚ Juliet. This single character flaw is impulsiveness. Romeo is the tragic hero who‚ with his star-crossed lover‚ Juliet‚ encounter many different events throughout the play. He is considered a tragic hero because he causes the catastrophe in Romeo and Juliet which is a tragedy. Ironically‚ the outstanding character trait of impulsiveness causes the happiest moment in their lives‚ but
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Imperfect Hero For many people who knew Pat Tillman‚ he was an American Hero‚ who forestalled his professional football career and joined the army after seeing his country attacked on 911. He valiantly fought for his country and for his beliefs‚ and even when Pat died in Afghanistan in 2004‚ his memory lives on in the minds of many people. According to Aristotle‚ the hero is not a true hero like Pat Tillman‚ but rather a person who has serious flaws that lead to the downfall of the character. In Antigone
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