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    Who is Ultimately Responsible for the Tragedy of Macbeth? Macbeth was always a loyal man to his King‚ but when he knew he had the chance to get the kingdom he always wanted‚ he knew that he had to do everything he could to get it. In this play‚ Macbeth shows how he was weak‚ and let people control his actions. His actions and his led to his death‚ which left the people who changed him ultimately held responsible for his death. The three people that were held responsible for the

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    you’re a coward if you don’t kill him anyway. Power is in your reach. Is it morally right to seize it? Macbeth asks readers this very question. Macbeth is one of the most popular stories of all time on the subject of morality. When three witches tell the ambitious Macbeth of his future as a king‚ he and his wife assassinate King Duncan. They continue a life of murder to hold the throne. Macbeth kills two guards outside of Duncan’s room to prevent them from pointing fingers at him and his best friend

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    Who is responsible for the tragedy in the play? Othello the tragic hero is responsible for his own downfall due to his imprudent choices. It was the wrong choices that made Othello weak. Othello‚ the main character in this play is known for his moral nobility‚ highlighted by the fact that he is of a different race from those around him. Despite this‚ Iago manipulates Othello into believing that his wife‚ Desdemona had pursued a secret relationship and has been unfaithful to Othello. Othello is

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    Who or what is responsible for the tragedy in Othello? In Shakespeare’s Othello almost every character ranging from Brabantio to Emilia is somewhat responsible for the tragedy‚ emotions are also at play in the tragedy. Essentially the main person or later referred to as a “devil” is Iago‚ the fiendish manipulator pulling the strings. Throughout the play Iago jumps at any attempt to sabotage Othello and Desdemona’s relationship and quite literally anyone who gets in his way including his own

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    Who is ultimately responsible for the tragedy of Macbeth? It could be said that Macbeth´s strive for power affects every aspect of his life‚ and this motivation eventually leads to his demise. Many different factors play a pivotal role in deciding his ill-fated future. With his wife´s cajoling‚ and the three witches´ foretelling of his future‚ Macbeth‚ will stop at nothing to gain position as King of Scotland. It could be said that Lady Macbeth is responsible. She bullies him‚ emotionally blackmails

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    Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and the three witches are all to blame for the tragedy that is “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth through convincing MacbethMacbeth for following his ambition more than his conscience and the three witches for putting the idea of being king in Macbeth’s head. But i think Macbeth is more responsibe because he had a choice to kill King Duncan. What really brought him to all this mess was actually the need of power and his ambitious needs. Not many would agree with this but‚ he himself

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    fought in Scotland will involve Macbeth. Macbeth is first introduced into the play as a noble gentleman‚ ready to fight for his land and to do anything for his country. As the play goes on‚ his ambitions are made clear to the audience through his speech and soliloquys. The witches gather in a bleak place‚ they have announced that a spell has been prepared for Macbeth. The witches tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Glamis‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ and King of Scotland. Macbeth believes that the witches’

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    essay : who plays a tragedy Romeo and Juliet: Who is Responsible for the Tragedy? Does Fate play a role? Who is responsible? This question is always asked of any conflict‚ and usually no one wants to admit that it was his or her fault. It then must be determined what the conflict was‚ who is responsible‚ and to what extent. Shakespeare’s‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is based on a conflict. In Romeo and Juliet the conflict turns into a tragedy. Now that we know what the conflict was‚ which is a tragedy‚ the

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    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ two main characters from very different family’s meet and fall in love at first sight; their names were Romeo and Juliet. After Romeo is banned from Verona by prince Escalus‚ Juliet tries to fake her death so she can be snuck out of Verona to be with Romeo. When Romeo finds Juliet asleep without knowledge of her plan he assumes she is dead and ends up killing himself by consuming a deadly potion. When Juliet

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    Macbeth Is Not a Tragedy

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    Macbeth has been defined as a tragedy‚ however‚ the definition of “tragedy” is questionable and doesn’t have a definite definition. The dictionary definition of a tragedy is a “serious drama with unhappy events or a sad ending” however‚ according to the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ a tragedy should have six parts which consists of: a plot‚ character‚ thought‚ diction‚ spectacle and song. This "tragedy"‚ as it is often considered by others‚ examines the evil aspect of conflict‚ showing the

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