In the essay "the tragic hero: from oedipus to batman," macbeth's hamartia (reason why the tragic hero causes tragedy to happen) is his ambition to become king. the essay continues:
in shakespeare's macbeth the hero is a thane (a minor ruler) in scotland. he's the ambitious type though, so he murders the king of scotland and becomes king himself. this crime leads macduff, another thane, to cut off macbeth's head.
in your response, argue for the idea that macbeth's hamartia is actually his wife's ambition, not his own ambition. be sure to use specific details from the play to support your idea.

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the tone of the passage is sympathetic to the forbidden love of romeo and juliet. the nurse plays a significant role in the play. she is responsible for making their meeting again possible. additionally, there is a sense of warning in the choice of words of the nurse. she seems to be authoritative when she calls romeo "scurvy knave", and at the same time the fact that she addresses to him as "sir" reflects respect. the nurse is "vexed", this word describes her confused state of mind. on the one hand, she finds romeo a fine and eloquent man, but on the other, it is thought that man's nature forces men to try to trick women.  

answer: from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people

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