created by ambition‚ are not the most important things to life. Furthermore‚ William Shakespeare even seems to express that aspirations‚ when taken to their extremities‚ can lead one to commit horrible acts in order to fulfill their ambitious goals. In the beginning of act one‚ Shakespeare portrayed Macbeth as a brave and honorable general who received high praises and admiration from everyone around him. This praise even included the king of Scotland‚ King Duncan‚ who honored Macbeth for his triumphant
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principal agent of his own downfall’. Discuss this statement. Othello is undoubtedly unfortunate to encounter a villian such as Iago‚ whose ingenuity and wicked nature enable him to manipulate a range of characters with a simplicity that comes natural to him. However‚ while the cunning and deceptive nature of Iago plays a central role in Othello’s downfall‚ such a spectacular tragedy would not have been possible without the primary flaws that the Moor possesses. Iago’s success is based on his ability to
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Who Lost His Way A politically fact and one of the most well known leader of the Roman Republic‚ Julius Caesar transform and created what became known as the Roman Empire‚ as to some Caesar seemed ambitions and would abuse his power and become a dictator. The tragic play called The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare is a famous play that takes place in rome‚ as many would think this play is about Julius Caesar I believe it’s about his tragic friend Brutus who lost his way. According
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protagonist’s eventual downfall. Although there are many contributing causes‚ the fact that Othello is born a black man in a predominantly white Venetian society is‚ in fact‚ the main cause. Simply from Othello acknowledging the fact that he is a black man going against the social norms of such a society ultimately‚ yet obliquely‚ sparks the other reasons which contributed to the Moor’s downfall. Even though Othello is a "departure from the stereotype" (Butcher‚ 247)‚ his insecurities still get the
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To what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ he depicts the rise and downfall of the eponymous protagonist‚ Macbeth. The text illustrates that there is no sole person to blame for Macbeth’s downfall but numerous reasons for Macbeth’s downfall. Macbeth is only partially responsible for his own downfall for his eventual downfall at the hands of Macduff. Macbeth is driven by the prophecies given by the witches and this is perpetuated with the manipulation
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3 October‚ 2011 How ignorance leads Macbeth to his evildoing In order to introduce the topic‚ we need to understand that the origin of Macbeth ’s evildoing can have many possibilities at the moment of interpreting this character. However‚ I am going to focus mainly on the role of ignorance as the element which triggers his evil‚ inner side. In addition‚ I will analyse the external features which influenced this behaviour in Macbeth ’s mind and I will show how his conduct was not something at random
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better‚ be successful? We are talking about ambition. And now I am going to show you how do ambition affect people on their life. There are many definitions of ambition. It depends on the way people think of it. www.oxfordictionaries.com has defined ambition as a strong desire to do or achieve something. Now let take a look about how the famous people relate to ambition. Elvis Presley – the King of Rock and Roll said that: ‘’ Ambition is a dream with V8 engine``. Can you imagine
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I was the reason for the downfall The reason why war broke out between Charles I Parliament‚ in 1642 and was due to many reasons which will be discussed. However Charles‚ belief in the divine right of kings was one of the factors that caused misunderstandings with the Parliament. Religion Many disagree that Charles was to blame‚ however his actions did add to this. Religion had been a problem for Charles’ father‚ James I. Perhaps‚ this would hinder Charles in his reign as this would be remembered
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person in the play. He is a ruthless king who has people killed so he can stay in power‚ this ambition represents violence. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is a kind person who would never kill anyone for power. After his wife convinces him to kill Duncan‚ Macbeth’s life will never be the same ever again. Every murder he commits will haunt him until he is dead and the unbearable guilt will destroy him and his wife. Macbeth slowly becomes accustomed to killing and does it more easily and without remorse
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saying “we”. As a matter of fact‚ the word “we” was never uttered when Macbeth was formulating his next murders. “We” would be insinuating that there was more than one party responsible for the killing of King Duncan as well as his other victims. It was Macbeth’s greed‚ relentlessness and cowardliness that led to his own downfall. Many readers could argue that the Witches were responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. After all‚ it was their twisted prophecies and apparitions that started the whole affair
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