"Antony and Cleopatra uses as a moral exemplum to teach the evils of lust, with Cleopatra as the embodiment of animal lechery and Antony the drunken, prodigal fool ensnared by her duplicity, discarding an empire and damning his soul." ... Shakespeare's play seems to demonstrate a continuing struggle for power, whether it be Cleopatra's ever long battle to keep Egypt hers, for she had already made Julius Caesar lay down his sword, or Antony's conflicts within himself to regain his power over not only Rome, but also himself and most importantly Cleopatra, the "cause of his downfal...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Macbeth starts out courageous, and then as he desires more and more power, he becomes immoral and evil, and then he finally has a downfall. Similarly, between the years of 1919 and 1945, Adolf Hitler, a Nazi leader, also had a downfall after the attempt to gain great power over Germany. ... Hitler promises to rebuild Germany into a mighty empire that would last a thousand years. ... Even though they reach power through different traits, both Hitler and Macbeth attempt to gain power, become powerful, and then have a downfall. ... After the downfall of his power though, Hitler is in rage. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the tragedies, the  challenge or obstacle is the pride of a tragic hero who suffers some downfall.   The challenge of the hero is how to respond to the downfall.   ... In a pretense of negatives, he states his real concerns: Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch Of the rang'd empire fall! ... Anytony wants nobody else in his life and could care less about the Empire. ... As a result, Othello's jelousy of Iago brings him to his downfall. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Life does not consist in the things we want but in the choices we make." Too often, hasty decisions are made without a second thought as to what the results could be. In the play, "Julius Caesar," William Shakespeare shows what happens when people are more concerned with themselves than anyone el...

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Shakespeare used Roman Empire as the setting of the play. ... First of all there is the blind passion for love, which lead the downfall of an experienced, intelligent leader, Antony, who is well known for his triumphs and qualified manners. ...

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