our chief protagonists and the cruel bitter irony of fortune. Friar Lawrence’s ill-thought out action was one of the main contributions to the downfall of Romeo & Juliet. His actions in marrying the two resulted in a long series of unfortunate events. He gave the poison to Juliet‚ he trusted someone else with a letter of such high significance to deliver to Romeo‚ and vanished when Juliet was in the most danger in the tomb. If he had not have made these three major mistakes the couple would still
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parents are stubborn and do not care for their daughter’s wishes. This leads to the death of the two lovers because‚ Juliet feels cornered and devises a plan with Friar Laurence leading to the death of Romeo‚ and Juliet soon after. The Capulets are to blame because they are too stubborn to let their child‚ Juliet‚ love whom she desires to
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Germany was solely to Blame for WW1 – How Far do You Agree? World War 1 was fought from 1914 to 1918‚ in which Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Belgium‚ Japan‚ the United States‚ and other allies defeated Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ The Ottoman Empire‚ Italy‚ and Bulgaria. World War 1 began as a small regional conflict in the Balkans (South-East Europe). The Ottoman Empire had lost many states in this part of the world so political power in this area was very unstable. Later Austria-Hungary annexed
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for each question. 1. Who is the narrator of this story? Diedrich Knickerbocker 2. Washington Irving’s style of writing often times uses inflated language to describe common things. For example‚ what does the following description of Rip mean: “an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor”? It’s hard for Rip to overcome his strong dislike to work. 3. Describe Rip’s relationship with his wife. Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife‚ who would suddenly break in
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is defined as the development of events beyond a person’s control. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet was entirely out of their control‚ and could only be blamed 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
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1 Scene 2‚ where Capulet Servant invites people to the party‚ Romeo sees the invitation list with Rosaline’s name on it and decides to attend the party which results in the first meeting between Romeo and Juliet. Another example of why fate is to blame for this tragedy is in Act 5 Scene 1‚ where Friar’s letter does not reach Romeo due to a random incident. To a large extent‚ fate is not the only cause of the lovers’ misfortunes; Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own death as well‚ due to
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How far do the sources suggest that Capitan Nolan was to blame for the disastrous charge by the Light Brigade and Balaclava? All three sources agree on several points; however they also differentiate a lot. All sources agree on the character of Nolan. According to the sources Nolan was ‘enthusiastic’‚ ‘an eager spirit’ and ‘head strong and brave’ even though they never directly blame Nolan or like source 1 strive to defend his reputation. This could be good and bad as being enthusiastic about
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religious imagery‚ irony‚ dramatic irony‚ hyperbole and recurring motifs of clothes and emasculation used within the dialogue and soliloquies reflect the thoughts and attitudes of the characters toward the act of murder and the victim himself‚ Duncan‚ King of Scotland. Prior to the murder of Duncan‚ the conflicting outlooks of Macbeth and his wife concerning the deed were predominantly emphasised within duologues and soliloquies (the act of speaking while alone)‚ through which the most accurate insight
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The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is about an ambitious general named Macbeth who meets three witches that tell him he will become Thane of Cawdor and eventually‚ king. He believes them after he is made the Thane of Cawdor by King Duncan. His ambition leads him to kill the king and several others for power. His paranoia and guilt causes him to go insane‚ which makes his men lose faith in him and Malcolm and Macduff to fight against him. This leads to Macbeth’s bloody death. All of 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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