... when love is lost) it is possible for that person to lose their will to live. Depression leads to suicide in some cases. It is far fetched that Desdemona's death was a type of suicide, but her depression and shock could have made her less opposed to the idea of ... the audience becomes aware that Desdemona has married a moor from vastly different descent than hers. This (interracial marriage) is taboo in our day and age. As Venice was evidently even more patriarchal and socially conservative than we are today, it must have been even more taboo at the time ... said that she is somewhat ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

... tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. Hamlet had many opportunities to kill Claudius, but did not take advantage of them. ... allow himself to be led back to Venice in chains. A tragic hero must not back down from his position. He also has to have free will, in order to stand up for what he believes in. Finally, the audience must have some sympathy for the tragic hero. In MacBeth, although MacB...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. Hamlet had many opportunities to kill Claudius, but did not take advantage of them. ... allow himself to be led back to Venice in chains. A tragic hero must not back down from his position. He also has to have free will, in order to stand up for what he believes in. Finally, the audience must have some sympathy for the tragic hero. In MacBeth, although MacB...

• Word Count: 1033
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School