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    Tybalt's Downfall

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    and not let you do what you want to do? Well in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the Capulets and Montagues have a family feud that has been going on for years, because of this family is responsible for character’s tragic downfalls in the play.. You can see this through Tybalt and Mercutio’s fight and the disallowance of Juliet marrying Romeo. In the play Tybalt challenges Romeo to a fight but Romeo doesn’t accept it. Mercutio fights Tybalt because Romeo won’t. Mercutio is

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    The Economic Downfall

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    The Economic Downfall 1 "The Economic Downfall" Franita Roberson COM/220 May. 1, 2011 Dani Mclean The Economic Downfall 2 We are in a mist of depression, both economically and emotionally. Even though the government can't make a stance in this economic crisis, we won't recover because of unemployment, gas prices, funding for housing, human development, and health care for the aging and disabled. Unemployment has increased to an all time high in the year of 2011. The government

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    Medea's Downfall

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    written by Euripedes are both strong stories, unfortunately every character has a flaw that untimely lead to their downfall. In Illiads case, Achilles was only admirable by war, and acted out in rage. Hector on the other hand was overly impulsive, and pulled careless tack-ticks. Jason’s oblivious nature and lack of understanding women was his greatest downfall, whereas Medea’s greatest downfall is her pride, and jealously that she holds against Jason. In the end it got the best of her, on several instances

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    Aztec Downfall

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    The Downfall of the Aztecs The powerful reign of the Aztecs was defeated in 1521 by Hernan Cortes and his men from Spain. Many events lead to this downfall such as the Massacre of the Unarmed Aztecs and what the Spanish called, “La Noche Triste. The Aztecs started off as a very poor group of people who made their living from working for other people. They built helpful structures such as aqueducts and causeways to help them survive and developed a very powerful army of ferocious warriors to become

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    Blanche's Downfall

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    her time in New Orleans. Tension between Blanche and Stanley climaxes when Stanley rapes her in the tenth act of the play. Blanche loses her dignity, home, and hold on reality in this tragedy, and, as she is the main character, her downfall makes

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    Macbeth's Downfall

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    In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the title character’s downfall is brought about by his failed attempts to change fate throughout the play by committing his three great crimes are due to his hubris and desire to control and maintain his kingship. Killing King Duncan as the stepping stones to obtaining power and making the witch’s prophecy he would become king true, leading to the downfall of his moral conscience, hiring murders to kill Banquo and Fleance out of Macbeth’s ambition to keep kingship

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    Macbeths Downfall

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    Macbeths Downfall In the beginning of the play Macbeth, Macbeth is a successful and noble Thane of Glamis. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies that guide him to his downfall, but in the end it was his own selfish decisions that caused his demise. The other person that is blamed for Macbeth’s destruction was his wife Lady Macbeth because she was able to manipulate and control his self-esteem by playing with his courage and bravery. However, Macbeth was only guided by his wife; he chose to play out

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    Macbeth's Downfall

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    A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat. Macbeth was everything in the description, from the downfall, his supernatural evil ways, and his tragic flaw, he still remained a very honorable man. Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare that tells a story about a husband and wife planning to kill King Duncan with the help of three evil witches so Macbeth can be crowned king. In due of time, after Macbeth was crowned

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    Blanche's Downfall

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    Williams presents Blanche’s downfall. Williams presents Blanche’s downfall in Streetcar through her loss of Belle Reve and her fatal inability to adapt to her new surroundings in New Orleans. The treatment she receives from other characters is also a factor in her failings as she attempts to appear as an innocent southern belle while actually leading herself into a bigger network of lies. Referring to Blanche losing Belle Reve, it can be reasoned that her downfall was inevitable as the traditional

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    Macbeth's Downfall

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    able to change from a hero who saved Scotland into a ruthless monster resulting in his demise and at last tragic end. The three witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s evil mind, together with Macbeth’s own weakness were the reasons that led to his downfall. He realizes his flaw too late

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