... by yourself, but brought on by others. The large question is whether to fall into temptation or to hold firm ground and escape this feeling. Shakespeare explores the temptations of many characters and the choices they make through the plays of Antony and Cleopatra, Macbeth, and Othello. In the tragedies, the  challenge or obstacle is the pride of a tragic hero who suffers some downfall.   The challenge ... how to respond to the downfall.   Will the hero submit his pride to truth and justice (and ultimately, to God), or will he remain fixed in a defiance which demands his own way. In ...

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• Grade Level: High School