An Inspector Calls is a play set in 1912. In the play‚ Gerald and Sheila are enjoying an engagement party when intrudes a ‘police inspector’ who reveals that a lower class woman drank disinfectant and died. The inspector gradually reveals that every member of the family plays a part in the girl’s death. What is important about this play‚ and at first seems irrelevant‚ is that it is set in 1912. What must be remembered is that today if a young woman was struggling with the dilemmas that Eva Smith
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Fate is responsible for many events‚ such as the tragedy of Oedipus. Although some people may lay the fault on others‚ they were really just part of fate’s plans all along. Jocasta and Laius‚ a queen and King from ancient Greece‚ found out they were to have a son. But they did not know from the moment Jocasta became pregnant‚ fate had plans for their son. Before he was even born Oedipus was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Despite his parent’s attempt to kill him as a baby
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would be a play that explains how fate is too powerful to conquer. Oedipus’s fate was what caused his downfall‚ there was nothing he could do. Depending on what religion their culture is fond of‚ the god/gods would have wanted Oedipus to kill his own father‚ marry his mother‚ and stab his eyes out. Oedipus couldn’t have done anything about it. Fate led Oedipus to the crossroads as said in the play‚ "Short work‚ by god-with one blow of the staff" (Sophocles 189). Fate was the one that decided all his
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Sophocles displays a topic that many people debate on: whether we believe in fate or freewill. Oedipus is king of Thebes. He came to his throne by killing his father and marrying his mother who abandoned him while he was young. The gods are all knowing and all powerful‚ so they had sealed the fate for Oedipus. Therefore‚ while Oedipus did make many mistakes‚ the gods are to blame because‚ because they control Oedipus’ fate and they put all the townspeople in Many mistakenly believe
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to do all sorts of weird things in their lives‚ so I guess once could say that I was fascinated by the power it held over people. Thus‚ this ultimate factor of all life served as my inspiration for writing this piece. The structure of‚ “The Looming Fate”‚ is one that follows the ABC rhyme scheme for I believed that it would make the piece structured‚ but not overall forcing the rhyming factor in. I had a desire to structure the piece as three individual stanzas‚ each one telling its own story‚ a story
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Young‚ dumb‚ and in love. Romeo and Juliet had all three strikes against them. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the couple died. Who could be the perpetrator(s)? I say it was not only the nurse and Friar Laurence‚ Romeo and Juliet play a part in their own deaths. One reason Romeo and Juliet are to blame is because the couple were so desperate and in a hurry to be with one another. There is a saying that goes something like this: “To rush‚ is to waste”. While rushing to be
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north-northwest 346 degrees for 73 miles‚ and then southwest back to the base to finish the triangle. (This is how the Bermuda Triangle found its name as well!) (Quasar‚ 2005)Tragically‚ the fourteen members of flight 19 never made it home. Though some blame this tragedy on the paranormal phenomena that surrounds the legend of the Bermuda Triangle‚ there is a purely scientific account for all that went wrong. The flight began normal enough‚ with Charles Taylor heading up as the flight leader. Each craft
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talking about how fate took the‚ part of ending the lives of the two main characters‚ in the book Romeo and Juliet. So what is fate? Fate is generally thought of as the idea that one’s future is already planned out for one’s self. But there are two sides to fate‚ the one where your choices are made for you and your life is going to go down a path whether you like it or not or the fate where the choices you make predetermine your fate. Now why do I think fate is the one to blame for this tragedy?
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audience to see that the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was destined to happen’ In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ is about two “star crossed” lovers who are destined to end in a tragic accident. Fate is the path that leads to the future and cannot be altered no matter the outcome. Set in Shakespearean time‚ fate was believed to be in control of people’s lives. The fact that Romeo and Juliet would never live a peaceful life‚ none of the tragedies would have not taken place if they
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In the short story of The Crucible a character Abigail blames others for what she has done. She purposely caused innocent women to be hung. She had pleaded innocent. When she was found guilty she fled town. She had never paid the price for what she had done. In my opinion she is at fault for everything she had done. She knew the price the others would have to pay when she mentioned them in the witch trials. She did not want to get caught for all the bad she did. She found that she could get out
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