Self destruction

The act of being self-destructive does not just come to be. It occurs slowly and takes hold in individuals to varying degrees, contingent upon how ‘cold’ they are, and by their level of self-absorption and conceited desires. A combination of these characteristics can be discerned in each of the protagonists from the literary forms I studied. Each character is self-destructive, but the consequences of their actions and the number of people they hurt tends to magnify depending on how many of these

quest for self fulfillment can lead some to their own destructions when these individuals cannot compromise their goals. Shakespeare uses characters within the play Macbeth to draw attention to the dangers of relentlessly pursuing the goal of happiness while also presenting the few that have the ability to compromise their needs as those who ultimately triumph. The idea of constantly pursuing a goal no matter the consequences or the actions necessary to succeed will only lead to the self destruction

Hamlet’s consistent desire to seek revenge for his father’s murderer, led him to foreseeable yet tragic downfall. In Hamlet, Shakespeare utilizes the acts of revenge throughout the play to show self destruction and confliction in through characters such as Hamlet. The theme of revenge causing self destruction is established in act two of the book by Hamlet himself. Hamlet proclaims: O, vengeance! Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, That I, the son of a dear father murder'd, Prompted to my revenge

Singh December 9th 2016 Macbeth’s Self- Destruction *BA -BOOM !! Period 1 Morals , Self-control ,emotion: like these make us humane. Morality is essential to humanity. Self-control allows us to resist the greed and power. Emotion makes us feel , feelings are humane and without them these things would mean nothing, without these things humanity drifts away from the soul. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth loses his self-control, and he makes rash and quick decisions, like killing

In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, the protagonist’s, Victor Frankenstein’s, rejection of the being he created is a mere reflection of his sin. In the eyes of Victor what was supposed to be a glorious experiment fueled by ambition make a turn for the worst to become a monstrosity. The novel displays that Frankenstein is responsible for the actions of his creation and the consequences of those actions embody the decline of Victor’s humanity. Victor’s decline of humanity is evident from early on in the

In the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, there are two constant struggles. One is the struggle between Victor and himself; the other is between Victor and his creation. However, his creation could be viewed as a reflection of Victor and also a reflection of his society that is driven by selfish motives and with little or no regard for the natural order of events. Victor’s creation represents the negative consequences of trying to change natural occurrences. Victor is constantly faced with the

that people will do whatever it takes to achieve these goals, whether an asset to society, or a downfall. In the Renaissance tragedy, Macbeth, Shakespeare reveals how people’s greediness and feeling entitlement to prosperity causes their own self-destruction. Greed, the selfish desire for something that causes people to perform acts that they may have thought they were not capable of, which can change somebody’s entire outlook on life and change their entire personality. Greed consume

In the play Macbeth, multiple drastic and dramatic events occurred that lead to the ultimate self-destruction of Macbeth himself. Following his death, not only did the kingdom become irrevocably corrupt, but the order was undoubtedly damaged. The trust between one and other was broken due to Macbeth's prior actions. In result of his death, a new king had to be appointed whom was Malcolm. The play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, portrays Malcolm as the new kind, who is given new challenges to bring

Macbeth’s Self Destruction Henry Longfellow once said “ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.” This is displayed throughout the story of Macbeth. Macbeth is so overcome with ambition that he will do anything to reach his destiny, and ultimately craves more power than he can achieve. Macbeth’s blurred perception of ambition costs many innocent lives and inevitably leads to his own self destruction. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth

Ambition: The key to self-destruction Ambition is normally seen as a positive quality in an individual, but it can in fact spiral out of control. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, readers witness this exact situation; ambition is what leads to Macbeth’s destruction. This trait can also be referred to as his hamartia. The dangerous growth of ambition begins when the witches present to him a prophecy, continues when Lady Macbeth pushes him until, finally, he has built up enough to drive himself