Word: fated
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...groundless insinuations. We are informed. . . .that the purpose in keeping the windows closed is to prevent the escape of the bad air and foul odors, and the terrible mortality among the inhabitants of Cambridge which would inevitably result.) The CRIMSON would be the last to desire any such terrible fate as that of being compelled to breathe air from Harvard 6 to befall the worthy citizens of Cambridge; but we desire, nevertheless, to suggest a way in which our present trouble might be obviated. . . . Let a powerful steam-engine be erected in the basement of Sever, with air-pumps...
Professor Kittredge dwelt first on the significance of the weird sisters and said, "It has often been observed that the word 'blood' runs through this tragedy like a scarlet thread. It is no less certain that fate and metaphysical powers are prominent in every line of the play. Thus the tragedy of Macbeth is unescapably fatalistic, although the author does not render the bloody deeds of his hero inexcusable...
...speaker then sketched the relations of Macbeth and his wife, interlinked with the plot. Carrying them through the murder of Duncan, he showed the hero becoming more resolute as fate tightened its grip. "Lady Macbeth", went on Professor Kittredge, "is an indispensable support to her courageous, but none too steady, husband. Following the scene with Banquo's ghost, the heroine instills renewed vitality into Macbeth's flagging spirits...
...mutterings, the whole background of the Russian Revolution; the Glee Club vivified this remarkable feeling to an extreme degree. No one who heard them will ever doubt their greatness everyone who heard that song will feel confident that of the elements necessary for the working out of Russia's fate, the power, at least, is there...
...been long, not because of any particular merits of the play as a drama of character, beautiful verse, or deep significance, but because the part of the Cardinal affords excellent opportunities to an actor. For that reason alone it has survived on the stage, and escaped its deserved fate as a piece for the class-room illustrating the theatrical tastes of our grandfathers that helped, however inconsiderably, in telling the story of the English drama...