Miller recalls a series of unlawful behaviors within a paranoid society that sparked innocent people’s deaths. One of the only rationalist in this play is eventualled executed after his attempts to return justice to Salem. John Proctor resembles a tragic hero through in his regrets of adulterous relationship with Abigail‚ his desire to end the trials‚ and his family oriented pride. Lust‚ being one of the deadly sins‚ was punishable by death in the Puritan society; John fell into the burning temptation
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English IV—5st period 13 December 2012 Macbeth Research Paper William Shakespeare in The Tragedy of Macbeth written in the 17th century dramatizes the tragic hero and Macbeth’s tragic flaw of ambition‚ which ultimately results in his downfall. Shakespeare wrote this play to show how too much ambition can have adverse consequences on the human condition. This tragedy follows the true story of a historical Macbeth‚ an eleventh century king of Scotland who usurped the throne after killing his predecessor
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Oedipus; the blame for his downfall The prophecy given to King Laius and Jocasta stated that their new born child Oedipus will eventually kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent the prophecy from coming true‚ King Laius and Jocasta ordered Oedipus to be abandoned in the mountains alone to die. Oedipus‚ escaping death unknowingly with the help of the Shepherd‚ continued on living life with the King and queen of Corinth‚ before his journey to Thebes‚ where the prophecies came true. Oedipus’s
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The Downfall of the Federalists" The Federalist were a powerful and incredibly influential party in the nations beginning history. Their party was packed with influential‚ men such as Alexander Hamilton‚ George Washington and Charles Pinckney. Although they are an example of great parties in our nation‚ they are also a tragic example of the quickness of political downfall. The Federalists’ downfall was caused mainly by the personalities of their party members‚ and therefore the collective personality
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Macbeth is a famous tragic play written by William Shakespeare‚ a well-known English poet and an Elizabethan playwright‚ in the 1500’s. Macbeth tells about the downfall of a war hero who chose an evil path to achieve his ambition. Therefore‚ Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. Although some may argue that he was influenced by the witches and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ however it is his choice to act upon those suggestions‚ which he eventually did. So‚ Macbeth is totally responsible for his
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The downfall of Oedipus or tragic flaw was when his father sent Oedipus to be killed by shepherd as a infant since the prophecy foretold that Oedipus would murder his father and marry his mother. Unfortunately the shepherd did not killed Oedipus but gave it away to a king and queen who cannot conceive a child of their own. As Oedipus gets older he is told he is adopted. Oedipus travels to Delphi to speak with the Oracle in order to learn the truth about his parents. The Oracle response to his question
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A tragic hero is someone of high birth‚ yet possesses a flaw‚ and with this flaw it will eventually lead to their downfall. Shakespeare has created Macbeth as a tragic hero. Macbeth’s movement from a hero to a villain is achieved through various language and dramatic techniques which through acts 1‚ 2 and 3 leads to his eventual downfall. Within Act 1 Macbeth was was acknowledged for fighting to King Duncan‚ and even praised as an honourable man. Banquo says in Act 1 scene 3 “Worthy Macbeth‚ we
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is no neglecting the further rebuked notion of murder. The world is quite familiar with this utmost evil and shows no tolerance‚ but when it comes to the instance of a child who has committed the same crime‚ the rationale of justice is flipped on its head. There are many conflicts to be raised by two major viewpoints. Those who believe that adolescents deserve mandatory life in prison are understandably hurt and angered by their losses‚ but they disregard the sheer weight of certain particulars. When
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Hamlet is more of a tragedy as it follows the downfall of Hamlet due to his goal to kill Claudius rather than gaining honour revenge. Death‚ corruption and betrayal dominates the tragedy throughout the play and ultimately leads to the downfall of all the characters. Polonius was the advisor of the King and had no connection with the murder of his father‚ Old Hamlet. Hamlet disliked him only because he listened to the King and act accordingly. Although he was innocent‚ he was stabbed by Hamlet it
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What Macbeth has taught me? After reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth I have learnt quite a lot of things. It has taught me how greed is bad. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were greedy they lost their lives. Due to her greed‚ Lady Macbeth had nightmares and she started sleepwalking. This is how Shakespeare tells us how greed will change our live. If Macbeth wasn’t greedy for the throne‚ he wouldn’t have lost his life. We can be greedy for several things but Macbeth has taught me that it can change anyone’s
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