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    what extent is Macbeth responsible for his own downfall? The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare between 1606-11 conveys the ambition of a man who lusts for power and his downfall from his position of greatness. Macbeth’s downfall is started when three witches‚ using their supernatural knowledge‚ stir trouble in Scotland. Macbeth believes in the prophecies that they offer him and strengthened by his own ambition and encouragement from his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ he discovers the guilt

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    Othello‚ much like any other human being‚ is in charge of his own destiny. Despite the fact that his fatal flaw‚ which is his incapability to resist accusations or statements which are not in his favour‚ that of which leads to the Moor’s downfall‚ Othello‚ much like any other human being‚ has a choice - he‚ unfortunately chooses to believe anything and everything Iago places before him. Desdemona is nothing short of loyal to the Moor. She‚ even though is wrongly accused‚ is nothing less than a

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    Man The Maker of his Destiny Man The Maker Of His Destiny - We are responsible for what we are‚ and whatever we wish ourselves to be‚ we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions‚ it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; SO WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ACT. Man is man‚ so long as he is struggling to rise above nature‚ and this nature is both internal and external... And if we read the history

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    Macbeth is completely and solely responsible for his own downfall. He lead himself to defeat by falling to his fatal flaws. Manipulation‚ ambition‚ and power got the better of him creating great inner turmoil‚ and bringing him to an abrupt end. From the beginning Macbeth was able to choose his own fate. The moment when he eagerly listened to the witches and said to them “Stay‚ you imperfect speakers‚ tell me more” shows that he believed that what they are saying was of great importance to him

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    Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. Do you agree? In the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ the witches confronted Macbeth and Banquo and prophesied that Macbeth would be "Thane of Glamis"‚ "Thane of Cawdor" and " King hereafter". As from then‚ we acknowledge that Macbeth is a weak character. Macbeth could have dismissed the prophecies as fantastical like Banquo did. But instead Macbeth chooses to believe in those miss-interpreted predictions‚ which ultimately lead to his own downfall. From the start

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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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    Macbeth‚ but they could not control his destiny. Macbeth created his own misery when he kills people. This causes him to become insecure‚ because of the reasons for his actions‚ which in turn causes him to commit more murders. The witches give great enticement‚ but in the end‚ it’s Macbeth’s decision to fall for the temptation. The three Witches are only responsible for introducing the ideas to Macbeth‚ and putting the ideas in his head‚ but they are not responsible for his actions throughout the play.

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    for their own wrongdoing. Throughout the plot of‚ Macbeth‚ Macbeth encounters many personality changes. In the beginning‚ Macbeth is loyal‚ a hero‚ Whereas; by the end‚ he’s evil and determined. Macbeth could blame his actions on the people surrounding him or the circumstances he faces. Throughout the play‚ many people influence him‚ including the witches and his own wife. By the end of the play‚ many people would argue that Macbeth is a completely different person‚ that he has lost his humanity.

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    The film Enemy of the State is a conspiracy-thriller film released in 1998 by Touchstone Pictures and was directed by Tony Scott and written by David Marconi. The film uses a variety of cultural assumptions‚ attitudes‚ values and beliefs throughout to manipulate the viewers of the film into accepting them. Enemy of the State is based around the US Government’s intelligence agencies and politicians and their huge amount of power‚ technology and the conspiracies involved with their intelligence departments

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    Just A Man With A Space Opera A couple hundred million people are born every year‚ each of those people have the option to do something amazing with their lives. Statistically‚ only about eight-thousand of those people make their mark on this world. One of those eight thousand people is the writer‚ director and executive producer of the Star Wars series‚ and creator of Lucasfilm and ILM. George Lucas is a man who changed the way movies were filmed and who started a trend that would continue to

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