Perhaps, because she saved one life, the rest would have to fall. Her actions led to terrible suffering for Creon and his family; almost like a curse. Haemon, her fiancé, was so in love with her that he actually fought with his father, the King, for her rights. When he could not do anything about Antigone being buried alive, he stabbed himself out of grief for his love with Antigone and anger towards his father. Because of the son’s death, Creon’s wife, too, killed herself out of grief.
If this was the case, Juliet may not have felt so driven to take the potion and fake her death. Capulet’s forcing and uncaring parenting caused Juliet’s death. Above all, fate’s unavoidable reach is at most to blame for Juliet’s death. Fate’s first prediction was “one dead in the bottom of a tomb,” meaning when Juliet faking of her death. Fate also predicted “a pair of star-crossed lovers tak[ing] their live[s].” Out of everyone in the play, fate is at most to blame for Juliet’s death because of it’s unavoidable and destined to happen.
Many men fell for this and in my opinion she became very powerful in a sense. I believe Cathy was a very selfish character. While reading East of Eden I thought that she might have had mental problems. I was furious that she tried to kill her baby and later on lied about why say tried to do such a thing. Then when she gave birth to her twins sons, she acted as if she did not want them and I believe that Cathy was selfish was because she shot her husband in the shoulder.
However, Athens used the League’s navy for its own purposes, which prompted an eruption by Sparta. In 431 BC, Thebes of Sparta let out his frustration by attacking Plataea of Athens, which got the Peloponnesian War underway. The Spartans had the army; Athens held the navy. Archidamas sent his Spartan army to invade Athens. Around that same time, Athenian ruler, Pericles, died because of the horrible plague in Greece.
Her ambition is satisfied, but it gives her no contentment. “Nought’s had, all’s spent when our desire is got without content.” (3:2) In gaining the crown, has she lost her husband? “How now my lord, why do you keep alone of sorriest fancies your companions making?” A moot question is whether she is ambitious for herself or for Macbeth. There is no overwhelming
She calls him a bastard because he walked out on her however Duffy uses beloved sweetheart to symbolise her unconditional love for him. Havisham exhibits violent imagery with powerful words, strangle, stabbed and death which all associate her bitterness with her wanting her ex fiancé dead. `Not a day since then I haven’t wished him dead`, proves that Havisham still remembers her wedding day very vividly and feels humiliated having been jilted so is trying to get revenge. Havisham is feeling emotionally detached from life and because of that, envisaging her ex fiancé dead or hurt. The poem infuses images of death to show the extent of her bitterness, along with enjambment.
So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him” * “You never see a fault in anybody. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes.” (EB to JB) * "I would not wish to be hasty in censuring anyone; but I always speak what I think." * " your good sense, to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!” * And so you like this man's sisters, too, do you? Their manners are not equal to his." (Elizabeth to Jane; Ch.
While Othello displays the role of noble caliber, he also possesses the second characteristic of a tragedy, which is having a tragic flaw. A. Iago manipulates Othello into believing that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio his Lieutenant. B. Othello becomes jealous and vengeful. IV. Lastly, Othello fits the final requirement where, “In Greek tragedy, the hero is a character amply capable of making choices – capable, too, of accepting the consequences” (Kennedy & Gioia, 2013, pg.
The continuous conflict between Antigone and her uncle, Creon, had fatal consequences, leading firstly to the death of Antigone herself. Antigone’s excessive pride in her beliefs, alongside Creon’s stubbornness, led to the devastating outcomes. Antigone’s love for her brother resulted in her death, and moreover continued with the tragic deaths of her fiancé and Creon’s son, Haemon, and followed with the death of Creon’s wife, Eurydice. Thus, excessive pride, fate and love are all contributing factors concluding in the tragic deaths of
Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, explores the tragic lives and deaths of two "star-crossed lovers". Both Romeo and Juliet are unable to escape their dreadful destiny, even through the strength of their love. While fate plays a significant role in the tragic deaths of the two lovers, human error and weakness also contribute to their deaths. Therefore, the tragedy is that both fortune and the actions of others make their deaths inevitable. Human error was one of the main contributing factors that led to the death of Romeo and Juliet, there were mistakes made by both Romeo and Juliet and those around them that had a direct impact on their lives.