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    Downfalls of Distracted Driving No matter the age a person may be‚ his/her actions affect others; especially when they’re operating a vehicle capable of injuring or taking one’s life. Distracted driving poses great risks to the driver’s life and others on the road as it increases the probability of a tragic accident. Numerous lives are being lost each day due to distracted driving and not abiding by the laws. In today’s society‚ ignored warnings increase the possibility of death; influenced by both

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    like Macbeth did to Duncan‚ Banquo and the whole land of Scotland in order to gain power and become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King. Macbeth betrayed Scotland‚ but he wasn’t the only one at fault. Lady Macbeth and the three witches took a role in the destruction and betrayal that went on in Scotland. Also‚ Macbeth shows his betrayal by befriending Duncan and Banquo then plotting against them and killing them in order for him to become Thane of Cawdor and King. Finally‚ Macbeth shows his betrayal

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    Act I Scene VII in the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare shows Macbeth’s pondering over if he should kill King Duncan or not. We see that he has a conscience as he thinks about the consequences that may come with the killing of the King. We also see that Macbeth is very ambitious and Lady Macbeth knows that this is his weakness and tries to exploit this. Lady Macbeth is portrayed as being very masculine as she seem to be in control as she dominates the situation. Shakespeare uses emotive words

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    I think that it is very possible that Macbeth has PTSD otherwise known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Throughout the story‚ Macbeth seems to show symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is an emotional illness that usually develops as a result of a terribly frightening‚ life-threatening‚ or otherwise highly unsafe experience. He starts experiencing terrifying events after he became a murderer. Macbeth started to experience symptoms. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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    character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her own destructor. Creon error in judgement leads to his downfall by being dumped from start of being kings‚ and bears no respond sibitity for his flaws. Sophocles uses Creon action to show an effect of his fate. The people say Creon is noble for his directed on the two brothers but is important because he is not helping both brothers just the one who fought on his side. I would not stay silent if I saw disasters moving her against

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    While the obvious theme of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is ’vaulting ambition’ it is also a play about the deceptiveness of appearances‚ beginning with the witches’ couplet ending Act 1 Sc 1: Fair is foul‚ foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air The fact that they are witches automatically implies evil and wickedness so their plan to meet with Macbeth suggests that they and perhaps Macbeth himself are up to no good. When they do greet him they greet him by two titles we know he has:

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    William Shakespeare’s last tragedy‚ the ‘timeless’ Macbeth‚ has not become obsolete due to the universal concerns that remain pertinent in our society. In his play he portrays many themes through the use of controversial characters; Many of these concept have ongoing relevance to our world today that subsequently produce sinister connotations. But the ingenuity with which Shakespeare painted the portraits of the eventual corruption and moral decay of one’s pureness‚ caused by the rapid influx of

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    Supernatural in Macbeth There are different supernatural elements throughout many of Shakespeare’s plays. Within Macbeth the supernatural elements range from three witches to floating daggers. The three witches are able to manipulate Macbeth into bringing forth his downfall. Whereas the hallucination is about to bring forth guilt and shame for some characters. Shakespeare uses the elements of supernatural in order to emphasize the theme of evil and vile qualities of people in the play. The play

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    11th‚ 2012 Othello’s Downfall Iago is the primary cause of Othello’s downfall. After reading this tragedy and seeing how manipulative‚ evil‚ and deceptive Iago was throughout the plot‚ this statement seems logical. But upon closer analysis‚ it is obvious that many other factors contributed to the downfall of Othello‚ and Iago was just one that stands out. Although Iago appears to be the primary reason for Othello’s downfall‚ it is actually a combination of Othello putting his trust in the wrong

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    Wilfred Owen is well known for his anti-war attitude that frames most of his well-known poems. This opinion in Owen’s time was an anomaly as few people questioned what the Queen and Government decided was the best thing for the country. In Shakespeare’s time‚ when anyone who queried the King risking punishment‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth; a play about the King going mad and corruption of the throne‚ could lead to problems for the writer. (In fact when Shakespeare wrote plays his whole profession wasn’t respectable

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