Romeo and Juliet is a love story between two fighting families‚ and in the end both of them die‚ but who is to blame on their deaths? I believe that both of their parents are to blame for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths. I believe this because both their parents didn’t have a good relationship with them. For Juliet‚ the Nurse was basically her mother‚ and she really didn’t talk to her real mother. For Romeo‚ it wasn’t the same case‚ as his mother and father wanted a relationship‚ but could never find
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death of a crippled kid named William Armstrong or Doodle was in whom’s hands? The blame is strongly leading to Doodle’s older brother. The narrator should be blamed because Doodle has always been frightened to be left alone in the first place‚ Doodle’s a boy born with various issues‚ and the narrator was the last person to be with Doodle‚ but he was also the last to run away from Doodle. Like I said‚ Doodle is a boy who is frightened of being alone but he never stated why. It may be because he has
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After World War I ended‚ lots of countries had a difficult time recovering. During the 1920’s‚ countries experienced additional setbacks events that damaged their economies‚ making it even harder to recuperate. In the movie “Cinderella Man” we see how the average person survived during the Great Depression of 1929. Living during the Great Depression‚ it was challenging to find a steady job. In the movie‚ a man would pick seven to ten people out of a giant crowd to work for the day. Men would usually
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story is not perfect. Their love story takes a twisted turn. And in the real world‚ love stories don’t always have a happily ever after. And Shakespeare taught that by showing that Romeo and Juliet’s love life was complicated. And even worst‚ it had a tragic ending. Here in real life‚ thousands of people experience a love story like that of Romeo and Juliet’s. But you would never think that a young man in the real world would be responsible for so many
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powerful leader who could wish for nothing more in his life? Sounds like everything a man could dream of‚ right? What if this mighty leader had flaws that brought him to commit a grave mistake that led him to a road of misery? How would that same witness feel towards him now? In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ King Creon‚ undergoes this exact scenario. Another word for a character that experiences the following events is known as a tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero of this
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pilgrims‚ ready stand/ To smooth that rough touch with a gentle kiss”(I.v.92-95). Romeo had just met Juliet and he was already trying to kiss her. In the matter of less than a few minutes Rosaline in Romeo’s mind went from the one who got away to just another random person who he couldn’t care less about. He did not think through his actions but instead acted on his impulse. This same impulse was used when he heard that Juliet was dead and he decided to kill himself. Also when he killed Paris purely
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“To err from the right path is common to man.” (Sophocles) Generally speaking‚ a Greek tragic story is a term used to describe a character and their fall from greatness‚ where one who is intrinsically virtuous‚ ends up losing everything they have due to a fatal mistake. In Sophocles Antigone‚ the classic hero may be described as having the tragic Greek heroic personality‚ containing traits such as arête (excellence)‚ hubris (excessive pride)‚ ate (blind recklessness)‚ and nemesis (disastrous retribution)
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number of obese children has more than doubled to 16 percent. It soon becomes a big issue in our society because it threads American children’s health which causes them to consider fast food as their “primary meal”. Then the society starts to think who to blame. Is it the fast food companies’ false marketing or the parents’ responsibilities? According to the articles “It’s portion distortion that makes America Fat” by Shannon Browniee‚ a reporter said “ if marketing strategy had stopped there‚ we might
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California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. However‚ parents-- not the fast-food companies- are to blame for the amount of overweight children that are present today. They are the ones who teach their children eating and exercising habits‚ they are the ones who let their young consume unhealthy foods‚ they are the ones who allow their children to watch television and play on the computer for hours on end; obviously‚ it is the parents fault for obesity in youth
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Creon has many character flaws that led to the tragic end of the play. One of the many flaws Creon exhibits is a paranoia that people around him are plotting against him. He even accuses the elders of being "’...these who have whispered together‚ stiff-necked anarchists...Scheming against me in alleys.’" (Scene 1 line 113-115) This paranoia leads him to make rash decisions. Such as when he threatens to take the Sentry’s life if he doesn’t find out who buried Polyneices. Creon is also very stubborn
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