... suspicious of him, even his fellow commander Banquo feared, "Thou play'dst most foully for't" (III,i,3). When Macbeth began to trust the witches and not even converse with his wife, Macbeth started to lose the trust of his nation, dooming him for failure. Another reason as to why both their relationship and ... hears a voice. This foreshadows the insomnia that plagues his wife at the end, which ultimately leads to her suicide (Sparknotes). It began as Macbeth who couldn't handle the heat, but it ended the complete opposite. This is a huge factor when it comes to why his power diminishes...

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... as a brave soldier whom is devoted to his king, but is tainted from the witches' prophecies, as Lady Macbeth appears as a kind wife but underneath lies a conniving, deceitful woman. Lady Macbeth's strong power is used to effortlessly persuade her weak husband. Her strength inspires him at the beginning of the play ... , but after he realizes his actions he persists with his bloody path. Macbeth is not naturally inclined to perform malicious deeds, but he deeply desires power. Macbeth's character is physically strong and mentally weak, and it is this weakness that instigates the downfall a...

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In this essay I plan to respond to the question, in what way does Winston's fatalistic streak contribute to his ultimate downfall, and explain why I think his fatalism ultimately gets him arrested and tortured near the end of the text. The major events that I believe contributed to getting him caught, was where he had his affair with Julia and when he tried to join "the brotherhood", and to a lesser extent his diary notes, which to me, set his general behaviour and ways of thinking for the majority of the book. These events truly highlighted Winston's fatalistic outlook on his own, and others...

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