get what they want? Is there justification in killing‚ lying‚ or stealing to achieve something one may desire? Each person has their own moral incentives and upbringings yet excessive ambition may affect or lapse one’s moral standards and beliefs. Ambition is the drive and determination everyone has in order to achieve their goals. Whether someone chooses to do this consciously‚ and refrains from harming others‚ or vice versa‚ can only be determined once the action is completed. In Macbeth by William
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belief that fate is predestined for all mortals is a central theme in this play but do Oedipus’ own character and actions also play a role in the responsibility of his tragedy and ultimate fate? Either in the sense of acceleration‚ condemnation or simply the unsuccessful pursuit of salvation of his own fate‚ One may believe that Oedipus has certainly effected his fate to some extent. By trying to escape his fate‚ he has somehow made himself the perfect victim of his own tragedy. However we can not
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To what extent do you feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth? Refer to at least two scenes from the play in your answer. In the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare‚ we see a very complex character which is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s character throughout the play changes as she experiences the misfortunes that are brought to Macbeth and herself. This essay will explore how we as an audience feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth throughout the play‚ and how this feeling changes as we watch
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The Significance of the Witches in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It was tailored to his contemporary Elizabethan audience‚ who had firm beliefs in the supernatural - especially witches; ugly old women who possessed evil powers. The three‚ unnamed witches in Macbeth could be described as key characters throughout‚ by virtue of their prophecies and socio-historical context. On the other hand‚ it could equally be argued that the human characteristics
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To what extent was Bismarck’s domestic and foreign policy a success? In the period after German unification (1871-1890)‚ Otto Von Bismarck had to face lots of problems both on the domestic and foreign fronts that proved his political and practical skills. Many historians said when commenting Bismarck’s policies after his death that the ‘Iron Chancellor’- as he was also nicked-named - had many successes in both domestic and foreign policies but also had to face some failures‚ especially regarding
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The Three Witches Throughout the play‚ the witches—referred to as the “weird sisters” by many of the characters—lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. In part‚ the mischief they cause stems from their supernatural powers‚ but mainly it is the result of their understanding of the weaknesses of their specific interlocutors—they play upon Macbeth’s ambition like puppeteers. The witches’ beards‚ bizarre potions‚ and rhymed speech make them seem slightly ridiculous‚ like caricatures
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find out who did such a deed. Let’s gather the facts here‚ I am in Macbeth’s castle in Scotland. The witnesses are Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain‚ the two guards and the porter. Macbeth has just told us that he has killed the two guards after seeing that they have bloody daggers and clothes. I believe that someone is trying to frame the guards for killing Duncan. Macbeth is freaking out and he keeps telling us that he can’t live without his king. I still have my suspicions though‚ because
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Throughout Shakespeare’s "Macbeth"‚ Lady Macbeth is consistently depicted as one of Shakespeare’s most evil and frightening female characters‚ however‚ she is only evil to the extent of lacking the judgement of her behaviour. Pure Evil can be defined as having only ’inhumane’ qualities or constantly being morally depraved. Two of Lady Macbeth’s main qualities expressed are ambition and guilt. These qualities are perfectly humane‚ however it is her choices of how to achieve this ambition‚ through
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To what extent were the weaknesses of the provisional government responsible for the October Revolution The provisional government was seen to be very weak during the lead up to the October revolution‚ however other factors such as Lenin and main events such as the Kornilov affair could be said to be the main cause and that the weakness of the provisional government had nothing to do with the fact that the Bolsheviks were gaining such huge amounts of support. To a certain extent the weaknesses
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To what extent is Christopher’s condition responsible for the conflicts that arise in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time? Christopher’s condition directly results in a few minor conflicts in the novel‚ but more significantly‚ it factors to different degrees in the major conflicts between Mother and Father‚ between Father and Mrs. Shears‚ and between Father and Christopher. The minor conflicts often arise from Christopher’s trouble with social interaction. Early in the novel‚ for instance
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