Macbeth‚ Macbeth is a tragic hero who abolishes himself by his own wicked and selfish determinations. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a brave‚ noble hero of Scotland who has fearlessly won the war. As the story progresses‚ Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant king who is willing to kill anyone who becomes a danger to his kingdom. Although Macbeth is influenced by a number of things‚ his deep desire and character persuades his ambition. The three witches who mention the prophecy that Macbeth
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2 05 June 2012 The Great Gatsby’s Ambition In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald builds theme of personal ambition by using the setting and the characterization to show the significance of the main persona‚ Gatsby’s personal ambition. Fitzgerald uses the setting of East Egg and West Egg and characterization of Daisy and Dan Cody on the connection they have with Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby’s ambition is to achieve the American Dream. In Gatsby’s eyes‚ to achieve the American
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Oedipus is a king who suffers from hubris which leads to uncontrolled anger. Due to these two flaws‚ Oedipus kills his biological father and marries his biological mother‚ as the oracle had predicted. By the end of the play‚ Oedipus gouged out his own eyes and lost his position as king of Thebes. There is no way for him to avoid the Oracle. The Oracle only states what Fate had already decided; Oedipus was destined to commit these heinous acts. Oedipus is not completely responsible for what happened
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Who or what is responsible for the tragedy in Othello? In Shakespeare’s Othello almost every character ranging from Brabantio to Emilia is somewhat responsible for the tragedy‚ emotions are also at play in the tragedy. Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own
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Death of a Salesman is a tragic play written by Arthur Miller‚ the play is about an aging and struggling salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ and his family’s misguided perception of success. Willy Loman is responsible for his own downfall. He tries to become a very successful businessman‚ in reality he is not a good salesman he is good with his hands‚ not people. Willys complex mind often makes up stories or changes the stories he knows because he cannot face the truth of his life that he has not accomplished
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innocent Jews‚ priests‚ homosexuals‚ people with many kinds of disabilities‚ and many more were killed in the horrific genocide we know as the Holocaust (Ridley). Why were so many innocent people brutally murdered? What did they do to deserve to die? Who would do something so terrible? The answer to that question is Adolf Hitler. Hitler believed‚ with no prior reasoning‚ Jews were inferior to him. So inferior‚ in fact‚ that he did not believe they were people at all (“Why did”). Hitler brutally murdered
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Based on the content of the story Brother should be held responsible for Doodles death. Doodle‚ was the younger brother‚ and was born with a heart defect. He was ignored by his parents. Seeing how he was ignored his older brother felt responsible for Doodles care. Gradually Brother grew to love and care for Doodle. Brother taught him how to live a normal life‚ teaching him to walk‚ swim‚ and climb trees. These are skills a normal child would develop with their parents. Doodle died while running
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Muslim general who is married to Desdemona. Desdemona is a fair‚ young‚ courteous woman who also happens to be white. At the end of the play‚ Desdemona is killed by her own husband‚ Othello. Some would say that she is responsible for her own death‚ the following pieces of evidence support this claim. Desdemona is responsible for her own death because she provoked Othello to want to harm her by being inappropriate with another man‚Cassio‚ who is not only Othello’s lieutenant but a man who is already wed
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In Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is responsible for the tragedy of his downfall. Fate and free will are two opposing ideas that Sophocles seamlessly blends into the play. Sophocles ultimately leaves it up to the audience to interpret the reality behind this argument. Oedipus is presented with a series of choices throughout the play‚ and his arrogant and stubborn nature push him to impulsively make the wrong decisions‚ the decisions that ultimately lead him to his downfall. While Oedipus
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I as Germany blame England as being responsible for starting World War One because they started Imperialism. Imperialism led to alliances‚ nationalism‚ and militarism. To begin with‚ the Treaty of Versailles says that England’s Queen Victoria caused the Scramble for Africa. Knowing this‚ England basically forced me to create alliances because I felt that England was going to become too powerful and be too threatening. England created tensions because of their need to feel superior which is why it
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