biggest still remains as‚ who was truly responsible for the crashing and high death toll in result. Although still to this day it is seen as a huge accident‚ it was an accident that could have easily been avoided if each crucial crew member had done their job the correct way. The responsibility cannot be pinpointed on a single person in particular due to the fact that there were so many factors that went into running the ship. As for the actual crashing of the ship‚ the blame is rightfully put on Captain
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“It is not fate that I should be your ruin‚ Apollo is enough; it is his care to work this out.” Fate and destiny‚ being one in the same‚ have tortured men’s thoughts throughout the ages with its questions and uncertainty. Throughout history‚ there have been many prophecies and fortunes told to great rulers and kingships that have yielded that very fate in which the prophecy forecasted. Oedipus‚ king and benefactor of Thebes‚ succumbs to the prophecy once set forth by the gods and interpreted by oracles
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In the play Oedipus the King‚ by Sophocles‚ Jocasta becomes the victim of Oedipus’s fate. Despite Jocasta’s loving disposition‚ incredulous thoughts regarding the prophecies‚ and her protective nature towards Oedipus‚ Jocasta’s tragic fate is inevitable. Jocasta clearly displays her loving character trait repeatedly throughout the play. Immediately after making her
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Which‚ but their children’s end‚ naught could remove " -The Prologue‚ Romeo and Juliet (by William Shakespeare). Fate plays a major role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The prologue describes Romeo’s and Juliet’s fate‚ which we see come up many times later on in the play. Throughout the play‚ Romeo and Juliet unwittingly realize they cannot exist in such reality and that a tragic fate awaits them. The two families‚ the Montagues and the Capulets continue being rivals all the way to the end of the
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Who is to blame for the tragedy of the two star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet? There could be one person or reason that is to blame‚ or there can be many. The writer of Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare. The title of his play is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The main characters of William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are Romeo‚ Juliet‚ Friar‚ Tybalt‚ and the Montague and Capulet parents. The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy in which a feud between families separated
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Introduction Macbeth is the last of the four tragedies written by Shakespeare. Shakespeare depicts how Macbeth‚ who was once a powerful hero‚ sinks into a tyrant bringing calamity to the country and people. That reflected his individual ambition and lust for power‚ which destroyed human nature and showed us the essence of anti-humanity caused by the extreme individualism. There exists inner certainty in Macbeth’s tragedy‚ which is the ambitious desire‚ the sense of guilty for vicious circle and
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The concept of fate is a controversial theme in literature‚ but the dilemma faced by Vulcan and Cryos shows that human destiny is inevitable and should be embraced instead. Inevitable is often defined as an unavoidable situation‚ one that is associated with impending doom. One such example is found in the tale of Oedipus Rex‚ the tragic hero of Thebes who is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus learns that in attempting to run away from the prophecy‚ he fulfills it instead. After
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Fate Vs Choice In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ the themes of fate and free will are very strong throughout the play. However only one of them brought about Oedipus’ downfall and death. It is a common belief to assume that mankind does indeed have free will and each individual can decide the outcome of his or her life. Though there is the possiblity that the gods control humans’ fate‚ the reality is that human beings usually exercise free will in arriving at their individual fates. In this
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The Victim of Fate Throughout the ages it is believed fate‚ by some uncontrollable force‚ has the power to forge one ’s destiny. The outcome of a person ’s choices is controlled by the way in which they are fated to occur. However‚ some believe these choices can defy fate and that fate only manipulates one ’s mind into choosing their own path. The question still remains as to whether individuals are victims of fate or of their own choices‚ or if each aspect plays a significant part in determining
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Fate and destiny were central parts of Roman mythology and culture‚ and consequently literature. Although Fate does seem at times to be a device to advance the plot of the Aeneid or to control the character’s actions‚ fate‚ because of its place in Roman thought‚ actually plays a larger role. Fate is included by Virgil in his Aeneid to assert through the narrative that the foundation of Rome was divinely ordered‚ and that this city was destined to become a great empire. If not for Fate‚ Aeneis‚
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