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    In the story‚ Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the actions that lead to his fate .It could be argued that Macbeth is not totally to blame for his own destruction‚ allowing himself to be influenced by others. First‚ Macbeth ignores the voice of his own mind. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan‚ but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgment. Secondly‚ Macbeth willingly listens to the witches with no proff to believe if what they were saying was true. Macbeth

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    Cameron Brown-Gorham English 1 February 7‚ 2016 The Blame Game- The Deaths of Romeo and Juliet In the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ Prince Escalus promises that‚ “Some shall be pardoned‚ and some punished” for the suicide of the couple. When Prince Escalus finds the bodies of Romeo‚ Juliet and Paris at the tomb site‚ he states‚ “All are punished”. He feels that this event will scar the people of Verona forever. He states to the people that the suicide is punishment for the ongoing feud between the couple’s

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    "Look like the innocent flower‚ but be the serpent under’t." (Act I‚ Scene V). Macbeth is to blame for King Duncan’s death and for Banquo’s assassination. Macbeth is to blame for his own actions that resulted in the terrible events that happened to Banquo‚ King Duncan‚ and the guards. Macbeth kills King Duncan and no one directly forced him to do that. Macbeth orders the murder of Banquo and his son‚ Fleance. Macbeth frames the Guards and uses their daggers to kill King Duncan. Macbeth‚ the Thane

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    Romeo and Juliet Who’s to Blame for their Death? I believe the blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death belongs to both‚ those who supported them as well as those that did not. Blame lie especially with Lord Capulet‚ Friar Lawrence‚ and the Nurse. Juliet’s father played an important role in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. As the father of Juliet‚ Capulet is meant to protect his daughter Juliet. Instead‚ he disregards Juliet feelings puts her down. Lord Capulet acted harsh when Juliet expressed

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    Macbeth was the architect of his own downfall. Now before we begin I’d like to define the word “architect” for you; a person responsible for inventing or realising a project or idea. And this afternoon I’m going to show you just that; how Macbeth invented and realised his downfall. Macbeth’s has two main vices that cause his downfall; greed and weakness. These can be seen from the start of the play‚ from the moment he first meets the witches and hears their prophesies of his royal future‚ he is rapt

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    the end of the story. Ultimately Friar Lawrence and the feud are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The friar is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliets death. The friar gave Juliet a dagger because she wanted to die and be with Romeo because Romeo killed himself to be with Juliet. They wanted to be together but they knew it was nearly impossible . The friar did not send the message on time leading to Romeo’s death because he wanted to be with Juliet. He said that he sent the message

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    Some may believe that fate and destiny was the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death. Others may argue that the cause of their deaths were from the actions of the characters in the book. You can even make an argue for both sides and be able to give specific examples for each. Ultimately‚ I think that Friar John is the one to blame for their deaths. His boss sent him on an important mission to deliver the plan to Romeo and he was playing at some sick guy’s house. Then he failed to ask the people who

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    Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Many of the characters in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” can be called responsible for the lovers’ deaths (including themselves). Ultimately‚ one of the overriding themes of the story: fate‚ is the reason for their deaths. Throughout the story‚ it would be inevitable‚ it would be their fate that Romeo and Juliet both take their own lives. This is established in the prologue of the play‚ therefore no matter how the characters act to try

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    Who was to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet is the story of two “star-crossed lovers” who’s family’s hate each other. They have been in quarrel with each other for so long that they didn’t even know what started it. Romeo and Juliet fall in desperately in love and seek help from the Friar Lawrence who marries them in secret and helps them to escape together. There are complications‚ Romeo is banished because kills Tybalt (Juliet cousin) and at the same time Juliet is bid

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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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