by the Oracle‚ the cause for his demise was himself. One aspect of Oedipus personality that leads to his downfall is his constant search for truth. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus is always trying to discover something whether it be about himself or an attempt at uncovering someone else as an enemy. If he hadn’t been in that mindset‚ he may have been able to keep himself oblivious from his mistakes. Another aspect of Oedipus personality that causes his misfortune is his hubris. Oedipus hubris causes
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physical force to propel it forward. Macbeth has potential energy from his inner desire to be king‚ and his rapt reaction to eliminate foilers in his way proves that. However‚ Macbeth’s innocence and goodness makes it impossible for him to commit murders. Lady Macbeth’s relentless persuasion is the outside force that “propels” Macbeth. Out of the three characters who lead to Macbeth’s downfall‚ Lady Macbeth gives the greatest momentum that drives Macbeth into furies of inconceivable acts against
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the ideals of the French Revolution. He lied to his people‚ lost important battles‚ and became very power hungry after he started to gain control of France. Once Napoleon had power in France‚ one of the major things he decided to do was take over the media. In the eyes of the people‚ this wasn’t a big issue. But that’s only because they didn’t know they would be getting lied to. He decided to say things that weren’t true in the media. He would have his appearance altered to make him look younger‚ say
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In Macbeth there were a few factors that contributed to the degeneration of the Macbeth character. There were three factors that destroyed Macbeth. The main force that was predominately responsible for the downfall of Macbeth was his single flaw. Which was his own ambition. Even though his ambition brought him to his height of power‚ it was also what led him to his downfall. During the play Macbeth’s ambition brought him to achieve his goals but as the play evolves‚ it forced him to face his fate
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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. Fate had determined that he would commit murder and incest. Being that it is engrained in his destiny
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Macbeth’s Downfall The tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare is considered a tragedy due to the downfall of the main character. His downfall causes many deaths throughout the play and causes dramatic events to take place which in the end leads to his death. Many major events take place in this characters life to lead up to his downfall and death. The downfall of Macbeth is due to his greed for power‚ witches’ self-fulfilling prophesies‚ and the pressure from Lady Macbeth. The greed for power
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“Macbeth”‚a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a horrific story of deterioration of one considered ’hero”. The primary character Macbeth swayed by the concept of malevolent actions‚which causes his downfall. In this particular tragedy‚which validates the express deterioration that absolute power corrupts absolutely.Macbeth and lady Macbeth are provoked by the evils that power present and then consequently tortured by a guilty conscience.Throughout the play Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s express
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Edward II plantagenet King of England‚ <br>Whose incompetence and distaste for government finally led to <br>His deposition and murder.’ <br> <br>The Elizabethan drama‚ Christopher Marlowe’s‚ Edward the Second is‚ according to Aristotle’s definition of the word‚ a tragedy. That is to say it concerns the fall of a great man because of a mistake he has made or a flaw in his character. During this essay I will demonstrate how this definition of tragedy applies to Edward II. <br> <br>Edward II was
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for Lady Macbeth‚ in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ caused Macbeth to feel the need to prove his manhood‚ which eventually lead to his downfall. Macbeth was not secure in his manhood‚ so he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After he proved he was a man by killing Duncan‚ and he felt he had a lot of power to do whatever he wanted. Macbeth became desensitized between all the killing and the hype of being the King. In the beginning of the play Macbeth showed his love for
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‘A man is worth more dead than alive’ (Willy Loman‚ Act II). Willy Loman is a man on the verge of mental breakdown which will culminate in his eventual suicide. His ultimate destruction can be blamed on a number of factors‚ social pressure‚ family and friend influences‚ and his psychological and emotional state of mind. However‚ we are all subjected to the aforementioned issues to some degree throughout our lives and most of us take responsibility for our actions and by doing so endeavour to create
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