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“Based on all the works we have read, how does having power lead someone to corruption?” 

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“Based on all the works we have read, how does having power lead someone to corruption?” 

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Based on all the works we have read, power leads someone someone to corruption because they will never be satisfied with what they have. They will always want more and more power. Power is a symbol of strength and in these stories they seem to think that the more power they have the stronger it makes them. This is present in almost every story. For example, in Ozymandias he wanted more and more power and this led to the downfall of his empire which was thought to be the biggest empire of all time. To conclude this power leads someone to corruption because they are never satisfied with the success that they already have. They always want to be more successful or have more followers or power. Power leads to corruption because of the fact that they were never satisfied and always wanted more.

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How did power come into play?
Mary knew that her husband was not accept the baby but he was going to help her pay for the baby. He was going to leave her for another woman that he had been seeing for a while. She used a piece of lamb to kill him.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
It is corrupting her because it made her kill her husband because she felt betrayed by him because he was going to leave her and not be there for baby. When she heard all of this she ultimately killed him because she was so mad and betrayed.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
She was clever and witty because she was able to come up with a plan to get rid of the evidence.She made it seem like she was shocked to see what had happened to him when she was the one who did it. She devised a plan and had a good alibi.

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This is a good theme song for Macbeth because it shows how you have to always watch your back. Macbeth killed a lot of people who he considered to be friends. He was trying to get power and he did not care who was in his way. If you were standing in his way then he was going to kill you just so he could be king. In the song it says you can not intimidate men like me. This is true because he was not scared of any man and could not be killed of any man born from a woman.

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How did power come into play?
Power came into play when Daedalus made the wings for his son. By doing this he gave his son the power to fly. He gave these to a kid. He knew he had the power to escape the island but not control what his son wanted to do.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
It is corrupting the characters because the wings he builds ultimately leads to his sons death because his son grows curious and adventurous and did not listen to his fathers warnings about flying to close to the sun or too low to the sea.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
They had determination because they built wings that could help them to fly. Daedalus cared about his son a lot. You could say they were not smart or Icarus was self centered and selfish with the the wings because Icarus did not listen to his dads warnings and this led to his death.

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How did power come into play?
Power comes into play when the father does not want to play outside with his daughter. He does not show her any attention and makes her play by herself. She also is able to get to the "kid" because they are so close.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
This power corrupts Lizzie because by her father not spending time with her and showing her attention makes her commit a crime and start drinking alcohol.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?

Liz has the qualities of selfishness and toughness and this contributed to her downfall as she got mad at the kid for talking to another female. This led her to kill him while his guard was down and then she ultimately killed herself.

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How did power come into play?
Power is in the hands of King Ramsey. He was the ruler of what is though to be the biggest kingdom ever. He was a ruthless ruler and ruled for a very long time.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
Ozymandias power corrupted his mind and by doing this it affected the way he thought about his kingdom. By doing this it made his kingdom weak because it made him feel as though his lands were not able to be conquered. This led to his kingdoms destruction.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
King Ramsey possessed a lot of different qualities such as powerful, determination, and intelligence, Some qualities that led to his fall is conceitedness, rapacious, and gluttony because they ultimately led to the fall of his kingdom.

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How did power come into play?
Power comes into play when is says "my head is bloody but not unbowed". This quote tells us that he is strong against the forces and things that are working against him.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
His power is helping because it helps him be unconquerable and it show us how his strength against all of the odds that were against him or not on his side.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
His qualities help because it helps him become a better character and a stronger person because of all of the opposing forces against him.

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How did power come into play?
Power came into play during the play when the sisters told him of the things that he must do it he wants to be king. He let he power get to his head and he killed a lot of people. Power influenced a lot of people to do bad things.

Is it corrupting the characters or helping them?
It is corrupting the characters because it made them change from being good and noble to being bad and corrupt.

What qualities did the main character have that helped or hindered them?
Macbeth was at first a noble and valiant warrior. Everyone respected him. When he started to try to get the crown; he began to kill people to get to the power faster. He killed anyone who was in his way. His qualities such as being a good warrior and smart so this helped him complete his goal and get the crown easier.