Who was to blame for the downfall of Macbeth? In my opinion‚ it had to have been the three witches. In the story Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth is told by three witches that he is about to become Thane of Cawdor‚ Thane of Glamis‚ and King of Scotland. The thought of becoming so powerful as of King of Scotland is a little too much for Macbeth. The power gets to his head and he has a tremendous downfall and is murdering lots of innocent people. But is Macbeth really to blame for his behavior
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Constitution‚ changing many people’s lives for the positives or negative. Jay Gatsby used this to his advantage making his large fortune bootlegging. Gatsby was a very smart man. He took advantage of the time in society to make money and did it very secretively and smart so he wouldn’t carry the risk of getting caught. Prohibition was introduced because the U.S. Government thought it would reduce the amount of drinking and deaths in the U.S. annually but this was not the case. Prohibition actually had
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the only daughter of the Capulet family his family’s archenemy. Juliet Capulet is the beautiful and only daughter of the Capulet family who falls in love with Romeo Montague the son of her family’s rival. Lord Capulet head of the Capulet household and Juliet’s father‚ who is protective of his family and has drastic mood changes. Although Lord Capulet‚ Romeo and Juliet have the best intentions for the future of the families‚ they should be blamed for the deaths because of their stubborn desires.
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Many of the characters in Great Gatsby were cheating on their spouses. This may seem unusual‚ but it was not uncommon for the time period Great Gatsby was written. Divorce was still looked down upon. As a result‚ people prefered to have an affair than a divorce because they were easier to conceal than divorces. However‚ the affairs in Great Gatsby were exploited. Consequently‚ Gatsby and Myrtle wind up dead. In the end‚ old money prevails‚ and the working class is left paying for their carelessness
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The annual number of prescription painkiller overdose deaths have increased five hundred percent since 1990; but who is there to blame for this drastic increase in numbers? Doctors should be held responsible for the abuse of prescription drugs among people. At first‚ it seemed that doctors were not taking pain serious enough and they were failing to prescribe the right doses of painkillers to their patients. Sadly‚ this could have possibly started an epidemic of doctors prescribing too much medication
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In the play Oedipus the king the main character Oedipus goes through many ironic twist and turns which inevitably cause his downfall. These ironic twists are his doing‚ Oedipus causes his own downfall. After hearing a great oracle say his prophecy Oedipus tries to change all his life to try and avoid what will fatefully happen to him. In doing so the prophecy comes to fruition without Oedipus even realizing it. After hearing an oracle say he has already completes the prophecy he searches for answer
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Huck Reveal his father to be? What is Huck’s relationship with his father? Huck clearly portrays Pap as an irresponsable dad‚ and making the readers think he comes back only after his treasure. The worst quality his dad has is his addiction to alcohol. His problem is what really affects their relation‚ and what makes him take many wrong desitions. Huck has no relation with his father. He is afraid of him‚ his addiction has made him take several wrong desitions which puts in danger his son. If the
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Who’s to Blame for Obesity? Imagine for a moment that all of the nation’s fast-food establishments were striped away overnight. Would the number of kids who carry an unhealthful amount of extra weight plummet? People think that by taking away fast food restaurants the number of obese would decrease. If that were the case then fast food companies and corporations would have to pay for lawsuits stemming from their products contributing to long term illnesses and obesity‚ but are they really to blame
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The Great Gatsby Essay A dream that leads to destruction‚ pain and heartache‚ the wish of succeeding in life‚ to be seen and recognized by everyone: this are the themes of the The Great Gatsby. Pursuing the American dream was all the characters asked for. Living the perfect life‚ from being at the bottom of a social class to being at the very top of what they seemed to believe in. But was it an easy way to the top? Both Gatsby and Myrtle are obsessed with the image of possessing it all; the need
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After reading the story I feel that Enrique created his own problems. Eventhough his mother left him when he was young‚ he should not turn to drugs. I also feel sorry for him‚ because at that age he doesn’t know any thing. I can understand how he feels when he rearranged starting with one family home then onto the next‚ while his sister Belky goes to a decent school and is all around looked after by their close relative. He is also forced to do work by food and spices when he was a child‚ in order
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