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Responsibility for Eddie's Death
In a 'View from the bridge,' Beatrice illustrates her views clearly on
recent events by saying on page 61. 'Whatever happened, we all done
it, and don't you forget it Catherine.' She is stating that everyone
contributed significantly to what has happened in one way or another.
On page 4, Alfieri's view of 'settling for half', is different to the
way he says it on page 64. On page 64 he says, 'Most of the time we
settle for half.' He has differentiated the two words 'now' and
'most'. This is because he has seen Eddie become a victim of his own
culture and seen the way he respects the Code of Conduct. Alfieri has
concluded from that, that the best way is not to settle for half all
the time. But 'Most of the time we settle for half and I like it
better.'
Both Beatrice and Alfieri have illustrated their views however, their
views on recent events contrast to each other significantly.
We are introduced to the first key scene where we find Eddie's
reaction to Catherine's job offer, 'You can't take no job, why didn't
you ask me before taking on a job?' This is clearly showing Eddie's
insecurity and doesn't want her to gain any independence; another
reason for this reaction is he doesn't want her to get a boyfriend via
her new job. This scene has created a sense of tension due to high
levels of jealousy surrounding the conversation. Also, Eddie believes
that the man should be the provider and the woman does the housework.
This prepares the audience for many more scenes similar to this as
Eddie's reaction is huge compared to the situation. Therefore, there
may be chances of his jealousy taking over and spiralling out of
control.
When Marco and Rodolpho arrive from Ital...
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..., this could have helped diffuse the situation in a way so then
at least everyone's true feelings would have been out in the open.
Marco was at fault for what happened at the end of the play was he
provoked the situation at eh end of the play by saying that he
wouldn't give Eddie back his name, and causing a great deal of tension
in the household in the boxing scene. Catherine was remotely
responsible for Eddie's death at the end of the play by getting
involved with Rodolpho too early and against Eddie's will and so it
lead to Eddie snitching on Rodolpho and Marco.
Rodolpho was responsible as he got involved with Catherine and didn't
ask Eddie for permission in the first place, that is regarded as a
sensible thing for a gentleman to do.
Out of both quotations made by Beatrice and Alfieri I think that
Beatrice's quote summed up the truth of the play.
This is the text that I extracted all quotes from, and summarized in my paper.
however, he is not clear, as he states, ". . . [he], along with several
One way he conveys this partiality is by using “we.” This is invented ethos and it gives comfort
While reading Shakespeare's play “Romeo and Juliet” it is easy to see that everybody in the story is at fault for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Personally however, I believe that three of the main characters are more at fault then the other characters. First is Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend. Next is Benvolio, nephew of Lord Montague and Romeo’s other friend. Last is Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet Franciscan Priest. In a story of unorthodox love, family feuding, and violence, many are at blame for the deaths.
makes each of them aware of the part they had played that lead to her
Then readers read this following passage and questions the decision they had made by reading the former passage:
Responsibility for Romeo and Juliet's Deaths There is much controversy to who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, a number of things and people could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But who is responsible for their deaths? Even before the play begins the grudge between the Capulet and Montague families has begun. Because of this, it becomes imminent that one thing or event will start off a sequence of incidents that will end in tragedy. The on-going feud between the Montague and Capulet families could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because if their was no feud between these families then Romeo and Juliet would have been able to have a safe normal relationship in which their family would have agreed to.
hand Mr and Mrs Birling are not able to do that as they think of no
therefore his fault. If he ran as he did it would be taken as an
In Shakespeare’s Othello, the main characters suffer a tragic demise at the end. While it is clear that somebody is to blame for the unfortunate events, the main culprit behind the tragedy remains unclear. Three different authors, the humanists Baldassare Castiglione, Juan Luis Vives, and the Puritan preacher William Whately would all disagree on which character is to blame. While Castiglione would put Iago at fault for his misogynistic words and actions, Vives would say that Brabantio is the one to blame for his lack of control over his daughter Desdemona, and Whately would argue that Othello could have avoided this whole ordeal through forgiveness. While these different writers
one percent said most of the time and seventy-one percent said only some of the
Mercutio, though a minor character, had and enormous impact on the outcome of the play. Before the Capulet Ball, Romeo had been debating whether to go or not. Mercutio persuaded him to go by giving a big speech to him about a dream he had. This makes him partially responsible because the Ball is where Romeo first met Juliet. Mercutio also caused Romeo to be banished from Verona. Mercutio got in a fight with Tybalt and ended up dead. His death enraged Romeo enough to make him kill Tybalt in revenge. When the Prince saw what happened, he sent Romeo into exile. Romeo's banishment to Mantua made it near impossible for Romeo and Juliet to see each other. Mercutio was to blame, though only partially for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
The one who is at fault in the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is not all who presume it is. Some say the blame is on the Witches, some say Lady Macbeth, but Macbeth is the real man at fault. He was at choice of his decisions, only slightly pressured by his wife, Lady Macbeth. Macbeth dug himself into a hole he was not able to climb out of. There was no return to the light side for him as he had no regrets, he was inhumane, and cold-blooded. There are many examples that show his inhumanity towards others throughout the play, one cold-blooded act to another with no turning back. It was a painful ending for Macbeth since no one showed sympathy for him as his head ended up on a sword. Macbeth is at fault for all the critical events within the play as he is the one that killed Banquo, King Duncan, and Macduff’s family.
In John 11, Lazarus is dying and when Jesus gets word, he waits two days before traveling to Bethany where Lazarus resides with his two sisters. (John 11:1,6) When Jesus gets to Bethany, Lazarus has died, and Jesus is extremely sad. (John 11:17,35) Some people comment on how much Jesus loves Lazarus, but others say that Jesus could have kept Lazarus from dying. (John 11:36-37) (I mean, Jesus healed a blind man, keeping a man from dying should be a piece of cake. John 11:37) Some of the people from Bethany blamed Jesus for Lazarus’ death. Martha and Mary also probably blamed Jesus, since both said that if Jesus had been there, Lazarus would not have died. (John 11:21,32) But, they are not the only people who have blamed Jesus for the death
Othello had the right idea in a lot of things in his life, but if you have tragic flaws like he did, he was doomed from the beginning. Iago may have had the last laugh, and orchestrated the madness, but in all honestly Othello was truly to blame because he was weak, controlled by jealousy, was an easy target, and eventually let Iago have complete control of him. Common sense should have saved the day, but Othello seemed to be lacking this critically. All in all, Othello was truly to blame for his own demise , his own destruction. He caused his own death, and well now, he isn’t coming back. This is a prime example of, “Think before you act.” Use your brain or your brain will use you.