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    Who is Responsible for Macbeth’s Downfall? The play Macbeth begins with Scotland beating the Norwegian’s in a battle which Macbeth and Banquo are claimed to be responsible for. On the way back Macbeth and Banquo are met by three witches who say “All hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis!” “All hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee‚ Thane of Cawdor!” “All hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” Φ page 49 lines 47-50φ when this happens Macbeth and Banquo don’t believe them‚ but soon after Macbeth

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    Dissecting the Downfall of Great Macbeth While Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition” plays the most vital role in the quick end to his newfound empire in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ exterior forces including Lady Macbeth and the persuasive acts performed by the witches both contribute to the eventual beheading of one of Scotland’s greatest warriors‚ Macbeth himself. Macbeth loses part of himself the moment he takes the life of a friend‚ uncle‚ and respected King‚ Duncan. Although the witches put

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    Blaming of the Downfall of Macbeth William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has a character who goes insane due to the taunting of three sneaky witches. The witches explain to Macbeth that if he “gets rid of King Duncan‚” he will become king. Slowly but surely‚ Macbeth and his shady wife plot the murder of the King which eventually leads to his downfall. Macbeth’s wife‚ who is known in the play as Lady Macbeth‚ messes with Macbeth’s mind by telling him that she would question his manhood if he did

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    Is it American Society rather than his own weakness that brings Willy to his downfall? Death of a Salesman is centred on the character of Willy‚ and this character is used to portray the downside of the American dream. Willy’s search for the American dream led to his downfall‚ alongside with many internal problems. Since the American dream is part of the American Society’s culture it is also to blame for Willy’s downfall. The American society has always had the American dream as part of its culture

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    S13hsm 2 Joe Pendlebury How far was the Provisional Government responsible for its own downfall? There are many factors which were responsible for the Provisional government’s downfall. Some are more important than others because they had more impact on the downfall. The War‚ the distribution of land and the people in the provisional government all contributed to the downfall of the provisional government. They each had different amounts of impact. The Provisional Government had a programme

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    Othello is a victim who runs ahead of his tempter Othello is a powerful and thought-provoking play because it demands its audience to contemplate the very nature of humanity. The concept of mankind’s inherent evil is explored primarily through the character of Othello. The audience is often left confused as to whether Othello’s downfall can be blamed on his character or rather the inescapable evil of man. Of course‚ in Othello‚ Iago acts as a catalyst for the disastrous chain of events and can hence

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    part to do in the demise of Romeo and Juliet. But there are two characters who are the most responsible for the this downfall. Those characters are‚Tybalt and Romeo. There are several reasons why these two characters are the most responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Some reasons are because Tybalt started the fight that resulted in romeo being banished. In my opinion I believe Romeo is responsible because he acted violently when he killed Tybalt‚ paris‚ and himself‚ and because when he

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    who saved Thebes from the monstrous Sphinx‚ his fatal flaws of anger and pride ultimately lead to his tragic downfall. One example of Oedipus’s flaw that caused his downfall is his hot temper. Because of Oedipus’s hot temper‚ he acts before he thinks. One example of his quick temper occurs when Oedipus killed Laius where three highways meet. Laius‚ who was in a rush to get to the Oracle of Delphi to save Thebes‚ tried to run Oedipus off of the rode with his colt-drawn chariot. Enraged‚ Oedipus attacked

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    is responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. Do you agree? William Shakespeare’s tragic play ‘Macbeth’ depicts a tale of a honourable Thane and his unethical raise to sovereignty‚ to his untimely destruction and death. Lady Macbeth’s ambition and greed was instrumental in her husband‚ Macbeth’s moral downfall‚ however it was not the only factor that contributed to the outcome. Macbeth himself and the deception and manipulation presented to him by ‘wired sisters’ drove Macbeth to his own downfall. It

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    led to Desdemona’s and also his own death. Roderigo was so desperately in love with Desdemona‚ he was jealous of Othello being the one she truly loved. Iago launched his plan against Othello because he was jealous that Cassio was made lieutenant instead of him. Jealousy greatly impacts the play by making one character plot against another‚ which eventually leads to the character’s downfall. Othello was lead to become jealous by “Honest Iago”‚ unknowingly destroying his life forever. He believed the

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