In Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is responsible for the tragedy of his downfall. Fate and free will are two opposing ideas that Sophocles seamlessly blends into the play. Sophocles ultimately leaves it up to the audience to interpret the reality behind this argument. Oedipus is presented with a series of choices throughout the play‚ and his arrogant and stubborn nature push him to impulsively make the wrong decisions‚ the decisions that ultimately lead him to his downfall. While Oedipus
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Frankenstein’s Tragedy Frankenstein‚ a play that has been around for one-hundred years still is remembered till this day. There was a monster that had one request and a creator who ignored it; all lead to a depressing tragedy. Dr. Frankenstein is to blame for the tragedies that occurred to the monster because he did not account for the consequences that occurred. The doctor abandoned the monster when he could not control him any longer and did not take ownership for his creation which makes him
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Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ the protagonist Macbeth encounters three witches after fighting the thane of Hardwell. There the three witches’ plant a seed of madness inside Macbeth’s head by telling him the future and he commits unspeakable crimes to make their predictions come true. Macbeth suffers for his crimes but was but was it his own fault or was the witches mischief and meddling to blame. Witchcraft in the
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their dream. In the book Macbeth‚ the main character is such that‚ he is a greedy and ambitious man that took the next step to become king. Macbeth murdered the king at the time named Duncan‚ to ensure his place as the next king. Throughout the play Macbeth starts to realize what his actions caused‚ and what may happen in the future so he takes another leap of faith‚ and assigns two men to go out and seek all of Duncan’s family and kill them. Many people argue about who is at fault for the murder
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In a small town in England there was a man named Shakespeare‚ he wrote exquisite plays‚ including Macbeth written in 1606. Macbeth was written as a fable‚ he often wrote plays for King James I‚ the book however is portrayed as suspenseful and very solemn. The main characters would be Macbeth the protagonist and the witches as antagonist. Macbeth is portrayed as gullible because he believes everything the witches say about his destiny as king and as ambitious because he has just learned he is going
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At the start of the play‚ Macbeth was just on his way home from war when the witches plotted for Macbeth and his friend‚ Banquo to come meet them. The 3 Witches informed Macbeth that he would be the King of Cawdor. Macbeth was very confused and wondered why he would be king if Duncan was still alive. Macbeth even said‚ “ The thane of Cawdor lives‚ A prosperous gentleman‚ and to be king. Stands not within the prospect of belief‚ No more than to be Cawdor. “ (1.3.70-73) When the witches told him he
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writing. In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare creates three of his antagonists as witches. Due to their mysterious aura to the characters and audience‚ they are able to interact in different ways and influence others. Shakespeare uses humanity’s fear of the unknown to create a lack of trust between the audience and characters and the witches and uses supernatural elements to influence the characters to make amoral
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Murderous Macbeth If someone told you that you would become king‚ would you believe them and do whatever it takes to achieve it? In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the tragic hero Macbeth does exactly that. In the beginning‚ Macbeth was a noble hero of Scotland who has bravely won the war. As the play continue he becomes a solitary tyrant who kills anyone who gets in his way. Although the witches and Lady Macbeth are partially responsible for the murder of Duncan and the downfall
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What has happened to that strong‚ ruthless and feared woman? Ah‚ those witches brought this upon us. It is time to remove the guilt I have caused and do what must be done. But if I jump off this tower‚ will I really be freed of this guiltiness? My Macbeth is going insane but I still love him‚ deep down. Duncan and Banquo are dead and haunt my dreams. Why was I so power hungry and pressuring to be Queen? Duncan is dead. Washing my hands should have cleared me of this deed but I was wrong. I am racked
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Although Macbeth is ultimately responsible for his fall from greatness‚ the witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s manipulation assist in his downfall in Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth. The ultimate downfall of Macbeth would not take place without the initial prophecies of the witches. His demise is outlined in the suggestive words of the witches when they first meet. They entertain the prophecy that Macbeth “shalt be king hereafter!” (I‚iii‚54). The success of the first two prophecies of becoming
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